Global Guardians of The Freedom of Expression

Zusammenfassung

A wide variety of human rights organisations, local, national, regional and global, defend the freedom of expression (FoE) and the free flow of information. There are non-governmental, governmental and intergovernmental organisations dedicated to these goals around the world.

Summary

The eight largest global, non-governmental freedom of expression organisations are described and compared. They are: Article 19 — The International Centre Against Censorship; The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ); The International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX); Index on Censorship; The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ); The International Press Institute (IPI); Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN). Each one has a unique approach to safe-guarding and promoting the freedom of expression, which may be seen as advantageous to the cause. They differ through partly diverging aims and goals as well as methods, organisational structure and publication and research. They are also constantly interconnected and co-ordinate their activities in various ways.

Dr. Anthony Lüwstedt teaches philosophy, history and media at Webster University in Vienna since 1997. He has also worked with the International Press Institute (IPI) since 1994

Kristina Hahsler is a freelance contributor to IPI publications and an independent filmmaker

Dr. Anthony Lüwstedt unterrichtet seit 1997 Philosophie, Geschichte und Medien an der Webster University in Wien. Er arbeitet seit 1994 auch fär das International Press Institute (IPI). Kristina Hahsler ist freie Mitarbeiterin des IPI und unabhängige Filmemacherin