Events
Protecting whistleblowers and journalists’ sources
When
22 October 2015 (All day)
Where
New York, USA
Organized by
Article 19, Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will participate in an expert discussion on the protection of journalists’ sources and whistleblowers.
The participants will discuss, among other issues, why the protection of journalists’ sources and whistleblowers is essential to defending freedom of expression, what States and other actors do to address emerging concerns and threats to the protection of journalists’ sources and whistleblowers in the digital age, and what can the UN General Assembly’s third committee, and the Human Rights Council, do to address this issue.
More information about the event is available on the Article 19 website.