World Press Freedom Day Webinar organized by IPSA RC26 on Human Rights

The IPSA Research Committee (RC26) on Human Rights will be celebrating World Press Freedom Day for the first time on 6 May 2024, through a webinar.

The United Nations General Assembly, more than 30 years ago, in 1993, declared 3 May World Press Freedom Day, also known as World Press Day. The primary purpose of this global initiative is to raise awareness of the importance of press freedom and to remind governments of their obligation to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined in Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In this way, the international community wishes to focus the world's attention on the fundamental problems of media freedom, assess press freedom worldwide, defend the media against attacks on their independence and pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. As emphasized at the time, the right to freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of the press, access to information and the pursuit of peace and sustainable development are closely intertwined. Undoubtedly, without free and pluralistic media, there can be no proper democracy. Hence, media freedom and freedom of expression are fundamental human rights. The theme for World Press Freedom Day in 2024 will be "Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis". The celebration of this important day is scheduled for 3 May 2024.

RC26 - Human Rights will join this trend and celebrate this event by organizing a special webinar scheduled for 6 May 2024 from 18:00-20:00 CET. The event will be attended by prominent experts in this field from different continents. More information: http://rc26.ipsa.org