In its judgment of 28 November 2013 in the case of Österreichische Vereinigung zur Erhaltung, Stärkung und Schaffung eines wirtschaftlich gesunden land- und forstwirtschaftlichen Grundbesitzes v. Austria (OVESSG) the European Court of Human Rights has further clarified and expanded the scope of application of Article 10 of the Convention with regard to the right of access to public documents. The judgment is especially supportive for requests by journalists and NGOs to have access to official documents.
Cameroon Court Reduces 10-Year Sentence Against Journalist Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka
Late last year brought a small victory for the case of freelance journalist Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, who spent more than five years in jail on charges of secession and collusion
Urgent Action needed to End Solitary Confinement of Journalist Lê Đình Lượng
Lượng is currently being held in Nam Ha prison, serving the eighth year of a 20-year sentence that the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) ruled to be arbitrary.
Seeking Justice for the Death of Cameroonian Journalist Samuel Wazizi
Media Defence has filed a claim against Cameroon at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in the case of Cameroonian journalist, Samuel Abuwe Ajiekha, popularly known as Samuel Wazizi. In August 2019, Wazizi was arrested in