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Children's Rights and Freedom of Expression
Date:15/06/2010 Freedom of expression is rarely part of children's rights advocacy - at least as a stand-alone issue - yet it is critical for the realisation of all children's rights (as well as for our work here at CRIN!)...

LegalMatch
Date:03/07/2009 LegalMatch is a free legal matching system that provides access to pre-screened lawyers through a simple, three-step process...

Media Legal Defence Initiative
Date:30/06/2009 The Media Legal Defence Initiative helps media and journalists defend their rights...

Council of Europe - Media and Information Society
Date:30/06/2009 Standard setting, defence and promotion of human rights including freedom of expression...

Panos London
Date:27/05/2009 Panos London promotes the participation of poor and marginalised people in national and international development debates through media and communication projects...

Media Council of Tanzania
Date:30/04/2009 The Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) is an independent, voluntary, non-statutory self regulatory body established by the media fraternity on June 30th 1995 at the Journalists and Stakeholders' Convention that was held in Dar es Salaam...

Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority
Date:30/04/2009 The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), established by the TCRA Act no...

Law Reform Commission of Tanzania
Date:30/04/2009 The mission of the Commission is to take and keep under review all the laws of United Republic of Tanzania with a view to its systematic development and reform...

FACT - Freedom Against Censorship Thailand
Date:28/04/2009 FREEDOM AGAINST CENSORSHIP THAILAND (FACT) is a network of people who disagree with state censorship...

Media Journalists Forum (MJF)
Date:22/04/2009 Media Journalists Forum (MJF) - a forum of journalists and the press-media - is an international network of journalists, writers, authors of books, radio-TV-video-Web producers and other media-press professionals based in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, which supports the common journalistic causes, promotes the truthful journalism and defends the human rights of all MJF members...

The Media Law Assistance Website
Date:21/04/2009 The Media Law Assistance Website seeks to provide up-to-date legal authorities and other resources in the area of media law while at the same time fostering dialogue amongst media law practitioners wherever they happen to be located...

South Africa: The Presidency?s Media Liaison Unit
Date:16/04/2009 The Presidency's Media Liaison Unit serves as an intermediary between members of the media and The Presidency...

VIETNAM: Viet Tan
Date:07/04/2009 Viet Tan is an organization that was founded in 1982 and has a network of members inside Vietnam and around the world...

Freedom of Expression Institute
Date:19/03/2009 South Africa based organisation…

The Ethical Journalism Initiative
Date:09/03/2009 Welcome to the Ethical Journalism Initiative website - a new campaign to rekindle old values in media worldwide launched by the International Federation of Journalists...

Netherlands Institute for Human Rights: documentation centre
Date:02/03/2009 Access to the databases- The Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) has several databases in which its collection of documentation is made accessible...

Freedom Watch
Date:24/02/2009 Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) monitors attacks against and threats to press freedom in the Philippines...

The Doha Centre for Media Freedom
Date:24/02/2009 The Doha Centre for Media Freedom aims to be a refuge for those who risk their life or their freedom in trying to keep us informed...

Human Right's Watch [Press Freedom]
Date:24/02/2009 Human Right's Watch press freedom page includes news items and reports...

UCLSHRP
Date:23/02/2009 Established in September 2007, the UCL SHRP is a dynamic, multi-disciplinary human rights organisation lead by students and advised by human rights professionals...

South Asian Media Net
Date:10/02/2009 The South Asian Media Net is an independent and comprehensive website providing in-depth news coverage from across the South Asian region...

SOMALIA: Somali Coalition for Freedom of Expression (SOCFEX)
Date:05/02/2009 The Coalition was established in August 2005 by a network of 48 Somali organizations from all corners of the society such as media groups, civil society, human rights dvocates, educational organizations, artist and professional associations...

Africa Press Organisation
Date:05/02/2009 The African Press Organisation owns a 25...

European Newspaper Publishers' Association
Date:29/01/2009 The European Newspaper Publishers' Association (ENPA) is an international association, defending and promoting the professional interests of the European newspaper publishing industry at different European and international organisations and institutions...

International Federation of Journalists
Date:28/01/2009 The International Federation of Journalists is the world's largest organisation of journalists...

Cyberlaws Consulting Centre
Date:28/01/2009 CCC is the centre for legal consulting , cyberforensics & research in cyberlaw and Information Technology based in New Delhi, India and is a division of Seth Associates, an internationally networked Indian law firm with unmatched expertise in the domain of Cyberlaws and Intellectual property laws...

Arab Woman Media Centre (AYAMM)
Date:26/01/2009 We are concerned with media work (written, audio, video) that focuses on women, children and family rights and Democracy education to concluding media freedom alongside with journalism ethics, showing also highlighting active and passive responds and responsibilities by adopting such a media philosophy and efforts to introduce an idea of media privatization...

IBA Human Rights Institute
Date:26/01/2009 The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) works to promote, protect and enforce human rights under a just rule of law...

IBA International Pro Bono
Date:26/01/2009 This site is a tool created by the International Bar Association to bring together the global community of professionals of every level who are involved in pro bono legal work on a local and on an international scale...

Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)
Date:31/12/2008 JHR(Journalists for Human Rights) goal is to make everyone in the world fully aware of their rights...

UK Press Gazette
Date:04/12/2008 Resources and forums for journalists and media professionals...

Media Law Resource Center
Date:21/11/2008 The Media Law Resource Center - formerly the Libel Defense Resource Center - is a non-profit information clearinghouse originally organized by a number of media organizations to monitor developments and promote First Amendment rights in the libel, privacy and related legal fields...

Ad IDEM/Canadian Media Lawyers Association
Date:21/11/2008 Ad IDEM / Canadian Media Lawyers Association (CMLA) is an organization of lawyers who represent media in promoting freedom of expression - hence its original and alternate name: Ad IDEM, or, Advocates In Defence of Expression in the Media...

International Media Lawyers Association
Date:21/11/2008 The International Media Lawyers Association is an international network of lawyers working in the areas of media law, media freedom and media policy, and committed to promoting and defending the fundamental human rights of freedom of expression and freedom of information...

South Africa: Freedom of Expression Institute
Date:28/10/2008 South Africa-based NGO...

freedominfo.org
Date:28/10/2008 This site is a one-stop portal that describes best practices, consolidates lessons learned, explains campaign strategies and tactics, and links the efforts of freedom of information advocates around the world...

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
Date:28/10/2008 The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is a non-governmental organisation with members in 11 of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries...

Reporteurs sans frontieres
Date:28/10/2008 Reporters Without Borders is present in all five continents through its national branches (in Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland), its offices in Hong Kong, London, New York, Tokyo and Washington, and the more than 120 correspondents it has in other countries...

The World Press Freedom Committee
Date:16/10/2008 The World Press Freedom Committee has provided leadership for more than 30 years in the fight against licensing of journalists, mandatory codes of conduct, mandatory tasks for journalists and other news controls...

World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)
Date:16/10/2008 Through service to members, networking and project implementation, the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters AMARC, brings together a network of more than 4, 000 community radios, Federations and community media stakeholders in more than 115 countries...

UNESCO Freedom of Expression
Date:16/10/2008 Webpage outlining UNESCO work in the field of Freedom of Expression...

UKRAINE: Freedom of Expression - UHHRU
Date:16/10/2008 The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union Freedom of Expression webpage...

The Balkan Human Rights Webpages
Date:16/10/2008 Covers issues on all areas of the Balkans, and includes a special area on Freedom of Expression...

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information
Date:16/10/2008 ANHRI depends on the internet to free the activities of human rights organizations from the restrictions they now face...

CHINA: Freedom of Expression and the Internet in China
Date:15/10/2008 Webpage outlining the restriction on internet and freedom of expression in China...

International Media Support
Date:15/10/2008 IMS supports local media in countries affected by armed conflict, human insecurity and political transition...

IHEU Freedom of Expression
Date:15/10/2008 Webpage dedicated to freedom of expression in the context of human rights...

International Freedom of Expression Exchange
Date:15/10/2008 As violations of the right to free expression continue around the globe, the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX) has emerged as a strong force of opposition...

The Commonwealth Press Union
Date:14/10/2008 The Commonwealth Press Union is an association whose members are newspaper groups (some with several hundred newspapers), newspapers and news agencies in 49 countries of the Commonwealth...

RUSSIA: Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations
Date:14/10/2008 The Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations is works in the territority of the Russia Federations and in the CIA republics, to monitor violations of journalists' and media rights...

Website of the Media and Information Society Division
Date:14/10/2008 Council of Europe website on media and information within the context of human rights...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Date:14/10/2008 Blending the expertise of lawyers, policy analysts, activists, and technologists, EFF achieves significant victories on behalf of consumers and the general public...

Global Internet Liberty Campaign
Date:14/10/2008 The Global Internet Liberty Campaign was formed at the annual meeting of the Internet Society in Montreal...

The Freedom of Expression Project
Date:14/10/2008 The Freedom of Expression Project was established as a response to the development of technology and its effect on the global world...

USA: American Civil Liberties Union
Date:14/10/2008 The mission of the ACLU is to preserve and protect the American First Amendment rights, the right to equal protection under the law, and the right to due process and the right to privacy...

MALAYSIA: Aliran
Date:13/10/2008 Aliran is a Malaysia based human rights group, which has been working since 1977 towards justice, freedom and solidarity...

MALAYSIA: Centre for Independent Journalism
Date:13/10/2008 The Centre for Independent Journalism, Malaysia (CIJ) is a non-profit organisation that aspires for a society that is democratic, just and free where all people will enjoy free media and the freedom to express, seek, and impart information...

The Asia Media Information and Communication Centre
Date:13/10/2008 The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) is a non-profit NGO and a registered charity in Singapore with the mission of spearheading the development of media and communication expertise in Asia within the broad framework of economic, social and cultural development...

The Southeast Asian Press Alliance
Date:13/10/2008 he Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation campaigning for genuine press freedom in Southeast Asia...

PHILIPPINES: The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Date:13/10/2008 The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) is an independent, nonprofit media agency that specializes in investigative reporting...

PHILIPPINES: The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Date:13/10/2008 The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) is an independent, nonprofit media agency that specializes in investigative reporting...

Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists
Date:13/10/2008 CDFJ is a non government organization , committed to defending the freedom and security of journalists through addressing the violations to which they are exposed and building sustainable professional capacities as well as enabling them …

Irrepressable.Info
Date:13/10/2008 Irrepressable...

Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression in Africa
Date:13/10/2008 This site is hosted by African Commission on Human and People's Rights, and provides resources on resolutions, reports, declarations and press statements...

Amnesty International Freedom of Expression
Date:13/10/2008 This webpage outlines Amnesty's global work on defending and protecting Freedom of Expression...

Article 19
Date:13/10/2008 ARTICLE 19 is a human rights organisation with a specific mandate and focus on the defence and promotion of freedom of expression and freedom of information worldwide...

BAHRIAN: Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Date:13/10/2008 The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, registered with the Bahraini Ministry of Labor and Social Services since July 2002...

EGYPT: Cairo Institute for Human Rights
Date:13/10/2008 The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is an independent regional non-governmental organization founded in 1994...

BURMA: Guide to rights and democracy - media and communication
Date:13/10/2008 This section of the BurmaGuide.Net includes resource summaries of media that specialize in Burma, other resources relating to the need for an …

TURKEY: Bianet
Date:13/10/2008 Based in Istanbal, Turkey, Bianet works on a number of projects around freedom of expression and information, including a project which aims to establish a countrywide network in Turkey for monitoring and covering media freedom and independent journalism...

The Committee to Protect Journalists
Date:13/10/2008 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1981...

BULGARIA: Practical Access to Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe
Date:13/10/2008 This website contains nformation about freedom of expression in Bulgaria, and more precisely about judicial proceedings against journalists accused of insult and libel...