Overview of African human rights conventions and frameworks
Resource centre: Regional and international instruments
There are a number of important local and international agreements, declarations and other instruments, which guide our work and that of free expression activists around the world.
African Declaration of Internet Rights and Freedoms
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African Platform on Access to Information
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Declaration of Table Mountain 2007
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African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
()Provision relevant to freedom of expression: ARTICLE 27: State Parties shall commit themselves to: . . . (8) Promoting freedom of expression, in particular freedom of the press and fostering a ...
Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa
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SADC Protocol on Culture Information
()Section 2 deals with freedom of media and code of ethics.
SADC_Declaration on Information and Communication Technology 2001
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African Charter on Broadcasting 2001
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Windhoek Declaration 1991
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