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IFJ and FAJ Welcomes African Court's Landmark Decision in Favour of Freedom of Expression
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Publisher: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Date Written: 19/12/2014
Year Published: 2014
Resource Type: Article
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) have welcomed the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights' landmark decision of 5 December in the case of journalist Issa Lohe Konate
Abstract: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) have welcomed the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights' landmark decision of 5 December in the case of journalist Issa Lohé Konaté against Burkina Faso. The Court ruled that the government had violated the reporter's right to freedom of expression, following his 12 months jail sentence handed down in 2012 for having accused a public prosecutor of corruption. In a binding decision which se...
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