Lagos, Monday, November 26, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today inducted the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) into its “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame” for undermining the right to information in Nigeria guaranteed by the FOI Act, evidenced by its non-compliance with almost all aspects of the Law over …
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Rights Groups Call for Immediate Release of Jailed Reuters Journalists
Over 50 other human rights organizations from around the world, including Media Rights Agenda (MRA), have called on State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and the Myanmar authorities to immediately and unconditionally release two jailed Reuters reporters and 2018 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honorees, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe …
Read More »UNESCO Launches Observatory on Murdered Journalists and Actions Taken to Punish Crimes against media Practitioners
On November 2, 2018, in commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, UNESCO launched the Observatory of Killed Journalists, an online database providing information on the status of judicial enquiries into each killing of a journalist or media worker recorded by UNESCO since 1993 and …
Read More »CSOs Call on Facebook to Provide Mechanism for Users to Appeal Content Restrictions
About 100 civil society organisations (CSOs) from across the globe, including Media Rights Agenda (MRA), have called on Facebook to provide a mechanism for all of its users to appeal content restrictions, and to have the appealed decision re-reviewed by a human moderator in all cases. In an open letter …
Read More »Ondo State Governor Bar Journalists from Covering Government House
The Ondo State governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has withdrawn the press accreditation cards that admit some journalists to cover Government House activities in the state, and barred them from giving media coverage to his activities. …
Read More »AFEX Calls on African Governments to Promote Safety of Journalists and Combat Impunity
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a network of African freedom of expression and media development organisations, has called on African Governments to promote the safety of journalists and combat impunity for crimes against journalists. To achieve this, the group, among other things, called on African countries to establish …
Read More »NGO Forum Urges African Commission to Strengthen Mechanisms for Enhancing Anti-Corruption War
Participants at a forum of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) preceding the formal session of the Afrian Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) have called on the Commission to strengthen civil society mechanisms that will enhance the fight against corruption in Africa. They made the call at their meeting ahead of …
Read More »Three Cities Form Coalition for Digital Rights, Adopt Declaration
The cities of Barcelona in Spain, New York City in the United States and Amsterdam in The Netherlands have launched a global “Cities Coalition for Digital Rights” to protect data sovereignty, privacy, democracy, and universal access to the Internet. The three cities formally came together to form the Coalition ,and …
Read More »Internet Society Launches ‘Beyond the Net 2017 Impact Report’
The Internet Society (ISOC) has launched a report, Beyond the Net 2017 Impact Report, in which it outlined its activities during the year. The annual report explains the Society’s hard work and achievement, where it has supported a total of 76 Internet Society Chapter projects (small, medium and large) implemented …
Read More »DSS Raids Newspaper Distribution Centres, Confiscates Publications Linked to Biafra
On November 9, 2018, armed operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria’s domestic intelligence agency, raided newspaper distribution centres in Asaba, the Delta State capital, and confiscated all publications affiliated with Biafra. The DSS operatives confiscated various Biafra-related tabloids including Biafra Times, Biafra Star, Biafra Republic, Biafra Rising …
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