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[ecrea] Expert conference on United Nations' standards on freedom of expression, information and the media

Thu Apr 01 11:03:37 GMT 2010



The UN and Freedom of _expression_ and Information: Critical Perspectives

 

EXPERT CONFERENCE

 

Friday, 23 April 2010, Amsterdam

 

Organised by the Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL)

& the Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam,

&  the Human Rights Centre, University of Essex.

 

Background to the Conference


Article 19 ICCPR has become a standard reference point for safeguarding the right to freedom of _expression_ and has served as a model for comparable provisions in other treaties. This Conference aims to examine UN standards and to stimulate critical thinking about how the standards and mechanisms can be put to better effect, to ensure that the right to freedom of _expression_ is more effective in practice. The work of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of _expression_ is of central importance in this regard. The timeliness of this Conference is underscored by the fact that the UN Human Rights Committee is currently drafting a new General Comment on Article 19, ICCPR, with the aim of clarifying the scope of the right to freedom of _expression_ under the Covenant. The Conference will discuss the version of the draft General Comment that will be in the public domain following the Committee’s March 2010 session.

 

The key aims of the conference are to:

 
 

The Conference brings together experts from the UN system, including the Human Rights Committee and other UN treaty bodies, UNESCO, and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of _expression_, as well as experts from Ministries, NGOs and academic institutions.

 

Information & Registration

 

For information (including the Programme) & registration, please visit the ACIL website (www.jur.uva.nl/acil) under “Events”:

http://www.jur.uva.nl/aciluk/events.cfm/1CA4A850-1321-B0BE-A4CC07E04C6D785B

 

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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Free University of Brussels
Centre for Studies on Media and Culture (CeMeSO)
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