Reaffirming Article 19 in Troubled Times
Channel: IFLA
Date: 2022-07-28

Chair: Ellen Tise, Chair, Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE), Library and Information Services Stellenbosch University, South Africa

FAIFE open discussion panel: Reaffirming Article 19 in Troubled Times
 
The session will take a closer look at developments and corresponding library responses aiming to meaningfully deliver on the rights codified in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression…”) and its interactions with other key fundamental rights. The effect of the pandemic on library and information access services - and solution-based initiatives - will be discussed, along with the impact of national and international political issues and crises on librarians, libraries, and access to information; and censorship, manipulation of information, misinformation, and information pollution.
 
The session is an interactive event in which the participants may contribute their opinions, questions, and discussion following the speaker panel’s presentations.

Presentations:

1. Recent freedom of expression and freedom of information trends in Turkey
Ertuğrul Çimen, MEF University, Turkey

2. A policy/regulatory perspective on freedom of expression, digital rights, and the practices of online service providers
David Banisar, ARTICLE 19, United Kingdom

3. Consolidating a new Intellectual Freedom policy for the UK information sector: the consultation process, key takeaways, and the way forward
Martyn Wade, CILIP, United Kingdom

4. Key trends in Ireland’s FOIA landscape
Gavin Sheridan, Right to Know & Vizlegal, Ireland