In a workshop with the Supreme Court and Attorney General’s Office, FEM explained why press council complaints mechanisms are so important.Good for journalistsProtects good journalists.Judges them on professional mistakes.Reduces risk of slow, expensive court process.Good for mediaImproves public credibility of media.Improves competition between media companies
A UN letter sent in June 2015 to the Myanmar government protesting illegitimate criminal charges brought against journalists, has finally been published. FEM staff supported the Special Rapporteurs in collecting information for the letter. The letter (MMR6/2016) raised serious concerns about the cases of these
The News Media Law was created partly to protect journalists in a country with no constitutional guarantee for media freedom and no government will to amend the many laws criminalising journalism. Unfortunately the law only partially protects media freedom and fails to guarantee journalists’ rights.