Thursday 29. November 2012
Africa’s Editors Unite Behind Free Speech Campaign
More than 100 participants from 25 countries attending this week’s African Editors Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, heard how the Declaration of Table Mountain campaign and a complimentary initiative led by African Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, Pansy Tlakula, are encouraging heads of state to repeal criminal speech laws and lift restrictions on a free press.