(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 information note: ARTICLE 19 releases statement on draft Ukrainian Law on the Insertion of Changes to Certain Laws of Ukraine (ARTICLE 19, Kiev) – ARTICLE 19’s Statement on the draft Law of Ukraine on the Insertion of Changes to Certain Laws of Ukraine as a Result […]
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 information note:
ARTICLE 19 releases statement on draft Ukrainian Law on the Insertion of Changes to Certain Laws of Ukraine
(ARTICLE 19, Kiev) – ARTICLE 19’s Statement on the draft Law of Ukraine on the Insertion of Changes to Certain Laws of Ukraine as a Result of the Parliamentary Hearings “Society, Mass Media, the Authorities: Freedom of Expression and Censorship in Ukraine” is available in English at: http://www.article19.org/docimages/1553.doc, and in Ukrainian at:
http://www.article19.org/docimages/1554.doc.
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the recent adoption by Parliament of its Resolution on “Society, Mass Media, the Authorities: Freedom of Expression and Censorship in Ukraine”, which shows a clear commitment to improving respect for media freedom. We therefore call upon the Ukrainian Parliament to further advance the process towards greater freedom of expression through the adoption of this draft law. We provide this statement to aid the discussion towards the adoption of the law and to provide recommendations for its further improvement.
