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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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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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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...
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...