28 July 2004

OSCE TO HOLD CONFERENCE ON INTERNET MEDIA FREEDOM


ARTICLE 19 will join free expression groups, journalists, legal experts and consultants to discuss ways of guaranteeing media freedom on the Internet at a conference next month hosted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

Organised by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, the conference will take place in Amsterdam from 27 to 28 August 2004 and focus on best practices in legislation regarding the Internet. Proceedings of the conference are expected to be compiled into a handbook that will be published by the OSCE later this year. Research will also be carried out on Internet legislation and hate speech laws in OSCE member states.

The conference is a follow-up to a 2003 conference, hosted by the OSCE, which released a set of recommendations on respecting media freedom on the Internet (http://www.osce.org/events/fom/amsterdam/).

For more information, visit: http://www.osce.org/events/conferences/fom/2004amsterdam/



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