New Declaration on Freedom of Speech and Press was Adopted in Vienna
Author: Rey Kerimoglu Date: 07 Dec 2009 Time: 05:32 am
32 leading organizations for protection of freedom of speech, including International Federation of Journalists, Reporters Without Borders and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers have endorsed the Vienna Declaration. According to the news given to International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF) by IPI, IPI has launched the “Vienna Declaration on Terrorism, Media and the Law.” IPI Director David Dadge who said that a free and unfettered flow of information and ideas is an important antidote to terrorist ideologies also noted that a free media is indispensable in achieving this: “Governments and inter-governmental organisations, therefore, must ensure that any and all counter-terrorism measures or laws are consistent with international standards and that the media is free not only to report on terrorist acts, but also to exert its watchdog role over security policies.”
According to the news of IPI, Vienna Declaration will support for freedom of expression and press freedom, help legislators and decision makers freedom all over the world. At the same time it can be employed to address the serious threat of terrorism.
It should be noted that journalists, media lawyers, security and counter-terrorism experts discussed draft of this declaration at the conference organized by IPI and Center for International Legal Studies, “The War on Words – Terrorism, Media and the Law,” which was held in Vienna, Austria, on 5-6 October this year.
Information Department of IEPF
