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Somali journalists’ conference

When: Friday, 24. July 2009 To: Sunday, 26. July 2009 Where: Nairobi, Hotel Sarova Panafric Host: National Union of Somali Journalists National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) hosts landmark conference to discuss and set standards on professional ethics, media regulation and democratic development in the area of freedom of opinion and expression, publication and the […]

Published: July 30, 2009

When: Friday, 24. July 2009
To: Sunday, 26. July 2009
Where: Nairobi, Hotel Sarova Panafric
Host: National Union of Somali Journalists

National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) hosts landmark conference to discuss and set standards on professional ethics, media regulation and democratic development in the area of freedom of opinion and expression, publication and the media. Funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is co-host and contributor. Niels Jacob Harbitz, HRHF’s regional manager for the East and Horn of Africa, also contributes, with a speech on the use of international human rights mechanisms to protect journalists and combat impunity.

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