Amal Clooney
Special Advisor to the Chair
Ms. Clooney is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, where she specialises in international law and human rights, and is ranked as one of the top lawyers in the U.K. in the fields of international human rights and international criminal law.
She is also a Visiting Professor at Columbia Law School, where she teaches international human rights law. Ms. Clooney has represented journalists and media professionals in domestic and international courts around the world, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Maria Ressa.
She is also a Visiting Professor at Columbia Law School, where she teaches international human rights law. Ms. Clooney has represented journalists and media professionals in domestic and international courts around the world, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Maria Ressa.
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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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