Free Expression Rapporteurs Issue Joint Declaration

PORT OF SPAIN, June 25, 2012

The world’s four free expression rapporteurs today unveiled a joint declaration calling for international mechanisms to address crimes against freedom of expression.

UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Frank La Rue, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović, OAS Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression Catalina Botero and African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information Pansy Tlakula released the declaration during a press conference at the International Press Institute (IPI)’s 2012 World Congress in Trinidad and Tobago. Read More