Louis D. Boccardi
former President and CEO of The Associated Press
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The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union
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The Ambassadors to the Organization of American States
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States
The Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the OAS
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Your Excellencies:
The World Press Freedom Committee —an organization bringing together 45 press freedom groups from throughout the world— urges you to reject the three recommendations made by the government of Ecuador, which would gravely endanger or even eviscerate one of the most prestigious OAS institutions: the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
Jan. 18, 2012 - Tunisian Monitoring Group Calls for Press Freedom Protections on 1st Anniversary of Revolution16 January 2012 — On the anniversary of the revolution, the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 21 IFEX members, including the World Press Freedom Committee, urges the Tunisian government to revoke its recent controversial appointments giving media personnel close to the deposed President key posts in the public service media. The IFEX-TMG also further reiterates its call for journalists to be allowed to freely carry out their work, after another journalist was attacked during a demonstration last week.
