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Member states must act now to strengthen journalists’ safety
Speech delivered on behalf of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, at the Conference “The Pen is Mightier than the Sword? Meeting today’s challenges to freedom of expression and the safety of journalists”, organised under the Latvian presidency of the Committee of...
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Speech at the European Anti-SLAPP Conference
Speech given at the Council of Europe European Anti-SLAPP Conference Dear President Metsola, Dear Vice-President Jurová, Dear Secretary General Pejčinović Burić, dear friends, ladies and gentlemen, I can hardly see a better occasion than today’s conference to reinforce synergies to tackle SLAPPs,...
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Speech at European Parliament seminar on safeguarding media freedom in Europe
At the European Parliament seminar on media freedom organised for the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize 2022, the Council of Europe Commissioner for human rights gave the following speech: Dear Vice-President Picierno, Dear Matthew, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great honour for me to be among the...
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Artificial Intelligence – Intelligent Politics. Challenges and opportunities for media and democracy
On-line keynote speech at the Council of Europe Conference, of Ministers responsible for Media and Information Society. Dear Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be with you today, even if only remotely. We would all have preferred to meet in person in Cyprus as originally...
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Welcome Address at the Online Conference on Safety of Journalists
Ten years ago, I received a phone call from Strasbourg, just a few months after I had taken up office as the new OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. On the other end of the line was Thomas Hammarberg, who back then was holding the position I hold today. He told me he was working on a...
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M100 Media Award - Laudatory speech for Szabolcs Dull
Journalism is about choosing the right side. When you work in this field, you choose to take the side of those who seek out and tell the truth. You choose to think and act with independence, freedom and objectivity. You choose to serve the public good. This is part of the appeal of journalism,...
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Commissioner calls for action to counter hostility against journalists
In a message sent to the 1st Regional journalists’ days meeting held in Sarajevo today, the Commissioner said: "Dear friends, just a few days ago, some journalists of Radio Sarajevo have been attacked. Prior to that, they had received death threats. This is only the latest of many attacks against...
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Speech by Commissioner Dunja Mijatović, at the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age, RightsCon 2019, Tunis, 11 June 2019
Last week, Muslims around the world celebrated the end of Ramadan. Celebrations were held in many countries, including here. There was however a notable exception: China. There the authorities banned such celebrations. This is not surprising. A recent article of the New York Times from the city...
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Stepped-up action needed to end impunity for crimes against journalists
Ahead of International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2018, Commissioner Mijatović issued the following statement today: "The recent horrific killings of journalists have drawn our attention to the risks facing journalists in Europe and to the urgency of taking action for...
1164th Plenary Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
1164th Plenary Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, address by Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights - 16 November 2017, Vienna. Read the speech: CommDH/Speech(2017)7
Freedom of expression and democracy in the digital age - Opportunities, rights, responsibilities
In his keynote speech at the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Media and Information Society today, the Commissioner highlighted restrictions to media freedom on grounds of national security as particularly serious ones, following the recent disclosure of the US and UK...
"Safety of online media actors as a precondition for media pluralism and freedom of expression"
"Safety of online media actors as a precondition for media pluralism and freedom of expression". Address by Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. Joint Open Forum organised by the European Broadcasting Union, Council of Europe, OSCE and UNESCO. Internet Governance...
"How to ensure that the Internet remains an open and public forum for exercising freedom of opinion and expression and facilitating other human rights and fundamental freedoms"
"How to ensure that the Internet remains an open and public forum for exercising freedom of opinion and expression and facilitating other human rights and fundamental freedoms".Dublin Conference on Internet Freedom. Address by Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights...
Ethical Journalism Initiative - Journalism and the Challenge of Intolerance
Ethical Journalism Initiative – Journalism and the Challenge of Intolerance Conference organised by the European Federation of Journalists on World Press Freedom Day, Brussels, 3-4 May 2012. Keynote speech by Nils Muižnieks,Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights CommDH/Speech(2012)6 / 02...