Attacks on the Press 2011

By Sandra Mims Rowe Blogger Rami Nakhle leaned across the table toward a cluster of U.S. technology leaders. “People are tortured to death because their Facebook account is hacked. You can make a difference between life and death,” he told … Continue reading

Press Statement: Nigeria’s A-G advocates adoption of regional Freedom of Expression, RTI legal framework

The need for the adoption of a West African regional legal framework on Freedom of Expression (FOE) and Right to Information (RTI) received a significant endorsement on March 5, 2012, when Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, … Continue reading

The Gambia UPDATE: ECOWAS Court orders Gambia to pay compensation to tortured newspaper editor

The  ECOWAS Community Court in Abuja, Nigeria, on February 6, 2012 ordered the  Gambian government to comply with its ruling on Musa Saidykahn, a former  editor-in-chief of the banned The Independent newspaper, by compensating  him for violating his human rights in 2006. … Continue reading