Justice Manuel José Cepeda Espinosa
Colombia
Justice Cepeda is the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, where he gave judgment in landmark freedom of expression and media cases before the Court.
He also served as the Presidential Advisor for the Constituent Assembly of Colombia, preparing the articles that addressed freedom of expression and access to information in Colombia’s Draft Constitution. Justice Cepeda is President Emeritus of the International Association of Constitutional Law, and was part of the transitional justice group of experts that negotiated the peace agreement with the FARC guerrilla.
He also served as the Presidential Advisor for the Constituent Assembly of Colombia, preparing the articles that addressed freedom of expression and access to information in Colombia’s Draft Constitution. Justice Cepeda is President Emeritus of the International Association of Constitutional Law, and was part of the transitional justice group of experts that negotiated the peace agreement with the FARC guerrilla.
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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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