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Momodou
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 Posted - 11 Feb 2008 : 19:15:22
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Training For West African Journalists Due TomorrowBy Amie Sanneh
As part of its promotional function, the African Commission, with financial support from the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), will organize a three day Human Rights Training Workshop for West African Journalists. The workshop is scheduled to take place in Banjul from 12-14 February 2008 at the Paradise Suites Hotel.
The three day workshop will deal mainly with human rights journalism, focusing on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the work of the African Commission. The workshop will also explore ways in which these human rights journalists in the sub-region could use their skills and knowledge to publicise the work of the African Commission in their respective countries, and will explore how journalists can monitor, report on and ensure the implementation of the charter. The workshop will also explore issues like freedom of expression under the charter; the African human rights system; restrictions on the media and rationale for the restrictions; civil and criminal prosecutions against journalists; human rights training to the media; ethical issues; factors affecting the contribution of the media in the effort to promote and protect human rights; the media and good governance; and the declaration of principles on freedom of expression in Africa; which was adopted by the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Commission.
Twenty one participants from 14 countries in West Africa are expected to benefit from the training. The objective of the workshop will, among others, help them share experiences and encourage participants to incorporate human rights principles in their work.
At the end of the training participants are, amongst others, expected to establish direct contact with journalist groups and media personnel to discuss media related rights issues and ways in which they can cooperate to create better legal and political conditions for the exercise of journalism.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issues
Issue No. 18/2007, 11 – 12 February 2008
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