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Addressing Hate Speech and Racism in the Media in the Southern Mediterranean: A Review of Formal and Informal Regulatory Approaches
MedMedia (2018), 46 pp.
"This report looks at media practices and regulatory tools that are available to address hate speech and racism in the media, with a focus on eight countries, namely Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia. The first part looks at regulatory approaches to addressing these pro
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Concentration of Media Ownership and Freedom of Expression: Global Standards and Implications for the Americas
Paris: UNESCO (2017), 33 pp.
"The idea of rules limiting concentration of media ownership is often cast by media owners as a restriction on their right to freedom of expression. Unfortunately, the behaviour of States in Latin America has often lent support to this perspective, especially when States abuse for political ends the
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"The primary objective of the 2015 NIMP Mission was to provide technical inputs to activities underway under UNESCO’s Safety of Journalists project, particularly in terms of setting up an independent national mechanism on safety at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Another key objective
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Global Right to Information Update: An Analysis by Region
Freedom of Information Advocates Network (FOIAnet) (2013), 91 pp.
"The Update reveals that the challenges faced by advocates, and the campaigning tactics used in each region, are at times remarkably similar. National civil society coalitions, for example, are mentioned by many authors as having made a central contribution to campaigns. In other cases, challenges d
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Handbook on International Standards and Media Law in the Arab World
Halifax; Brussels: Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD); International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2013), 64 pp.
"International law provides robust general protection for freedom of expression, including freedom of the media, and this has been subject to detailed elaboration by international human rights courts and other official bodies tasked with promoting human rights globally and regionally. For the media,
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Tuning Into Development: International Comparative Survey of Community Broadcasting Regulation
Paris: UNESCO (2013), 88 pp.
"This report maps the complex legislative frameworks of community broadcasters in more than 30 countries. It examines how the sector can be strengthened in line with international standards and provides analysis and recommendations that may be of interest to donors and policy makers as they set prio
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Global Survey on Internet Privacy and Freedom of Expression
Paris: UNESCO (2012), 142 pp.
"This publication seeks to identify the relationship between freedom of expression and Internet privacy, assessing where they support or compete with each other in different circumstances. The publication maps out the issues in the current regulatory landscape of Internet privacy from the viewpoint
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Does International Law Provide for Consistent Rules on Hate Speech?
In: The Content and Context of Hate Speech: Rethinking Regulation and Responses
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), pp. 417-429
Freedoms in Iraq: An Increasingly Repressive Legal Net
Washington, DC: IREX; Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) (2011), 41 pp.
"This report reviews five pieces of legislation affecting the freedoms of assembly and expression that have been introduced in recent years in Iraq. Of these, only one, the Journalists Rights Law (Journalist Law), has actually been passed into law, in August 2011. The other four – the draft Commis
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Public Service Broadcasting: A Comparative Legal Survey
Paris: UNESCO, 2nd ed., revised and updated (2011), ix, 96 pp.
"This book explores the legal and regulatory systems governing public service broadcasters in eight different countries around the world, looking at the services they provide, the way in which their mandates are defined, their internal governance systems, mechanisms of oversight or accountability an
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Audiovisual Media Policy, Regulation and Independence in Southeast Asia
Media Program Open Society Foundation (2010), 46 pp.
"This study provides an overview of the broadcasting environment in the ten countries covered, with a focus on regulatory systems. It outlines the constitutional framework in each country, as well as the status of international law. This is followed by a brief outline of the broadcasting sector in e
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The Right to Information in Latin America: A Comparative Legal Survey
Quito: UNESCO (2009), vii, 176 pp.
Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation
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Washington, DC: World Bank (2008), 402 pp.
"According to the introduction, this 'guide is intended as a tool for media reform particularly in developing and transitional democracies. At the same time, it should be useful anywhere people aspire to a deeper democracy. Building democracy is a process, often long-term, and promoting free, plural
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Freedom of Expression Course for Nepal: Participants' Manual
London: Article 19 (2008), iii, 64 pp.
"This Manual is primarily designed to be used as a resource for a training course for laypersons on the basics of freedom of expression. It is intended to be used course participants, as well as by the trainers delivering it. While it is largely selfexplanatory, at the same time training will work b
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