[FoME] WG: Organization to support legal defense for journalists formally launched

[Anett Keller]

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Betreff: Organization to support legal defense for journalists formally launched



Organization to support legal defense for journalists formally
launched
13 November 2009

The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI), a non-government
organization that provides legal support to journalists and media
outlets in the course of protecting their right to free expression,
was formally launched last week.

The London-based MLDI will work "to strengthen media legal defense
capacity around the world by supporting initiatives to enhance the
legal knowledge, skills and effectiveness of those working in the
field."

MLDI says it can provide support through:

    * payment of legal fees
    * assistance in accessing free legal advice
    * taking on cases in international tribunals and supervisory
bodies
    * support of independent observation of court proceedings
    * support of strategic litigation
    * providing of opportunities for training in media law and
litigation and
    * support in the exchange of information and experience among
media lawyers


Even before its formal launch, the MLDI had already made its
presence felt in Southeast Asia.

Coordinating with SEAPA and the Southeast Asia Media Legal Defense
Network, the MLDI had provided support for defending defamation
suits in Thailand and the Philippines. It also supported lawyer
fees for the prosecution of suspects behind the murder of a
journalist in the Philippines. MLDI and the SEA Media Legal Defense
Network had also collaborated to provide trainings for lawyers, as
well as trial observation missions, in Malaysia and Thailand.

Most recently, MLDI supported the Second Conference of Media
Defense Lawyers in Southeast Asia, held last October in Cebu City.

MLDI's Executive Director, Gugulethu Moyo has long been involved in
media and human rights issues, and has had more than 10 years of
experience in a variety of senior not-for-profit and business
sector positions.

To learn more about MLDI, please visit their website at
www.mediadefence.org .

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The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=LBJq3&m=1c2g1oAzhTKXin&b=yASeeYlNEz7VTu3.c23bwg) is a
coalition of press freedom advocacy groups from Indonesia, the
Philippines and Thailand. Established in November 1998, it is the
only regional network with the specific mandate of promoting and
protecting press freedom throughout Southeast Asia. SEAPA is
composed of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (Indonesia),
the Jakarta-based Institute for the Study of the Free Flow of
Information (ISAI), the Manila-based Center for Media Freedom and
Responsibility, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism,
and the Thai Journalists Association. SEAPA also has partners in
Malaysia, Cambodia, East Timor, and exiled Burmese media, and
undertakes projects and programs for press freedom throughout the
region.

For inquiries, please contact us at: seapa at seapa.org, or call +662
243 5579.

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