REGIONS:Or browse by country:
Or browse by country:
Or browse by country:
Or browse by country:
Sign up for weekly updates
Free Expression & the Law
In recent years, free expression groups in the Caribbean have been urging individual nations to repeal criminal defamation laws. What hold do these laws have over the media and others?
Caribbean Highlights
Free Expression & the Law
A report released by the International Press Institute (IPI) following its April 2013 mission to five Caribbean countries urges governments to follow through on commitments received during IPI's visit to repeal archaic criminal defamation laws.
A comprehensive legal review conducted by the International Press Institute confirmed that every independent state considered geographically or culturally part of the Caribbean maintains some form of criminal defamation that could result in imprisonment.
Free Expression & the Law
The International Press Institue released a report on its June mission to Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, cautiously welcoming progress toward the repeal of criminal defamation and insult laws, but urging political leaders to remain committed to reform.
International Press Institute
Association of Caribbean Media Workers
Caribbean
World Press Freedom Day
3 May 2012
Association of Caribbean Media Workers
Caribbean
World Press Freedom Day
4 May 2009
International Press Institute
Latest Tweet:🇦🇫 #Afghanistan: @abramowitz of @freedomhouse said that “Afghan human rights defenders live in fear and face grave… https://t.co/xUp7ql2QC3 –
Sign up for our newsletters and get the most important free expression news delivered to your inbox.
