Ms Catherine Anite
Uganda
Catherine Anite is a human rights lawyer and the Founding Director of the Freedom of Expression Hub in Uganda.
She has previously worked in senior positions both in Uganda and regionally, advancing the right to expression and media through advocacy and challenging government restrictions on press freedom in domestic and regional courts. She is currently representing applicants challenging Uganda’s criminal defamation and Tanzania’s sedition laws in the East African Court of Justice. She is also a Mandela Washington Fellow.
She has previously worked in senior positions both in Uganda and regionally, advancing the right to expression and media through advocacy and challenging government restrictions on press freedom in domestic and regional courts. She is currently representing applicants challenging Uganda’s criminal defamation and Tanzania’s sedition laws in the East African Court of Justice. She is also a Mandela Washington Fellow.
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Objectives
MFC is working together proactively to advocate for media freedom at home and abroad.
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Joint Statements
Collective statements, to shine a global spotlight on media freedom and the safety of journalists.
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Member Countries
So far, 52 countries are members of the Media Freedom Coalition and all have signed the Media Freedom Pledge.
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Media Freedom Conference 2022
The Third Global Conference for Media Freedom will be hosted in Tallinn from 9 to 10 February 2022.
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