Azerbaijan Permanently Suspended from Open Government Partnership for Restricting Civic Space
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee has resolved to permanently suspend the Republic of Azerbaijan from the global partnership of 75 countries and 104 local governments working with thousands of civil society organizations...
UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Right to Privacy in the Digital Age
Deeply concerned that electronic surveillance, interception of digital communications and collection of personal data may negatively impact human rights, the United Nations General Assembly on December 18, 2013 adopted a consensus resolution strongly backing...
ACHPR Calls on African States to Respect the Right of Access to Information
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (The Commission) has called on member States to respect the right of access to information reminding them of their obligations to that effect as enshrined in...
IPI Joins Africa Media Stakeholders in Strengthening the Digital Platform for the Safety of...
The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, publishers and leading journalists for media freedom, has announced that it has formally joined media stakeholders in Africa operating the Digital Platform for the...
Three Free Expression Organizations Calls on Government to Facilitate Internet Access for All Citizens
LAGOS, September 28, 2023: Three freedom of expression and media development organizations today issued a joint call on Federal and State Governments to take urgent measures to facilitate access to the Internet for all...
Media Support Groups Mark 2024 World Press Freedom Day, Urge Governments...
LAGOS, Thursday, May 2, 2024: Four human rights and media support organizations have called on Federal and State Governments to take urgent measures to...
