Day World Press Freedom: the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Ivan Novotny - Pressenza
The initiative to promote the Day World Press Freedom was an initiative of the General Conference of UNESCO. This date was chosen to commemorate the Declaration of Windhoek, Namibia (Africa) for "Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press." Thus, the memorial was approved on May 3, 1991.
Across the globe, is held every year on 3 May as World Day Freedom of the Press "to be" an opportunity to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and pay tribute to journalists have lost their lives in the line of duty ", as highlighted by the UN.
However, in many countries continues to hyper-concentrated ownership of media. As in the case of Argentina, where the Law Audiovisual Communication Services is slowed down by judges who do not want the democratization of the media. The initiative was agreed by over 300 social organizations besides being adopted democratically by Senators and Deputies.
To remember, it is important to note in this context Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression: this right includes freedom to hold opinions because of their The receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers, by any means of expression. "
In this context, there are thousands of social organizations working for freedom of expression and press freedom. In Argentina it is the case of the Coalition for a Democratic Broadcasting, who proclaim the "21 basis points for the Right to Communication" that were the basis for the democratization of media law at issue today in Argentina. The Coalition strongly urges a public awareness campaign under the slogan "Defend Democracy is to defend its laws."
Worldwide, for example, the organization of Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI, English Youth for Human Rights International) aims to educate in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights so they become advocates for tolerance and peace. Currently, there are spearheading a campaign for freedom of expression in education.
Thus, there are countless social, political and cultural struggling to democratize the media in pursuit of diversity, pluralism and true equality of rights and opportunities, in spite of the other forces, economic and corporate hamper social progress trying to focus and manipulate the media system in each country.
The initiative to promote the Day World Press Freedom was an initiative of the General Conference of UNESCO. This date was chosen to commemorate the Declaration of Windhoek, Namibia (Africa) for "Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press." Thus, the memorial was approved on May 3, 1991.
Across the globe, is held every year on 3 May as World Day Freedom of the Press "to be" an opportunity to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and pay tribute to journalists have lost their lives in the line of duty ", as highlighted by the UN.
However, in many countries continues to hyper-concentrated ownership of media. As in the case of Argentina, where the Law Audiovisual Communication Services is slowed down by judges who do not want the democratization of the media. The initiative was agreed by over 300 social organizations besides being adopted democratically by Senators and Deputies.
To remember, it is important to note in this context Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression: this right includes freedom to hold opinions because of their The receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers, by any means of expression. "
In this context, there are thousands of social organizations working for freedom of expression and press freedom. In Argentina it is the case of the Coalition for a Democratic Broadcasting, who proclaim the "21 basis points for the Right to Communication" that were the basis for the democratization of media law at issue today in Argentina. The Coalition strongly urges a public awareness campaign under the slogan "Defend Democracy is to defend its laws."
Worldwide, for example, the organization of Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI, English Youth for Human Rights International) aims to educate in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights so they become advocates for tolerance and peace. Currently, there are spearheading a campaign for freedom of expression in education.
Thus, there are countless social, political and cultural struggling to democratize the media in pursuit of diversity, pluralism and true equality of rights and opportunities, in spite of the other forces, economic and corporate hamper social progress trying to focus and manipulate the media system in each country.
