IBAHRI commemorates United Nations #WorldPressFreedom Day2024 by reiterating the importance of protecting and respecting journalists and media personnel globally. It also congratulates #Palestinian media for receiving the United NationsESCO #WorldPressFreedom Prize.
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IBAHRI Director, Baroness @HelenaKennedyK, explained the important role of the amicus curiae brief, submitted in the #Philippines for the #MariaRessa and Reynaldo Santos Jr case, as #mediafreedom & journalists are under attack across the world.

As the United Nations World Press Freedom Day #WPFD23 approaches, 3 May, IBAHRI Co-Chair, Anne Ramberg Dr Juc hc comments on the influence that the amicus curiae motion, filed by the IBAHRI in the #MariaRessa and Reynaldo Santos Jr case, may have in the #Philippines and worldwide:

IBAHRI Co-Chair, Mark Stephens CBE, commented on #MariaRessa 's legal challenges, as part of an increasing legal encroachment on #mediafreedom in #Philippines and worldwide:

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and through this submission seeks to assist the Court in its determinations of the rights of journalists to carry out their work free from undue restriction’.

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We are hopeful that the Supreme Court will seriously consider the conclusions drawn by these three distinguished jurists.’

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We hope the expert analysis provided in this amicus curiae brief will assist the Court in its deliberations and in making the correct final determination.’

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These are the essential pillars of any democracy, and the IBAHRI has worked tirelessly to challenge the law where it restricts the vital work of journalists unduly.

‘The IBAHRI was compelled to file an amicus curiae motion in Ms Ressa’s case given its profound legal consequences for media freedoms both in the Philippines and worldwide.

could lead to her being imprisoned for a period of over six and a half years. The IBAHRI has observed the increasing legal encroachment on freedoms of journalists in the Philippines and globally,

The careful balancing act in the law regarding freedom of expression and defamation is still contested in many courts worldwide, and so underscores the need for our legal intervention.

‘The role of the media is currently under threat globally, and the Supreme Court’s decision in Maria Ressa’s case will result in serious ramifications for free expression and media freedom.

‘Ms Ressa’s latest appeal against her criminal conviction culminates in a series of legal challenges to her work.