WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY:
The Word Press Freedom Day it is celebrated on May 3.
nited Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day or just
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World Press Day to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind
governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined
under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and marking the
anniversary of the W
indhoek Declaration, a statement of free press principles put together by
African newspaper journalists in Windhoek in 1991.
Media, Justice and The Rule of Law. The theme of the 2018 celebration highlights the
importance of an enabling legal environment for press freedom, and gives special attention
to the role of an independent judiciary in ensuring legal guarantees for press freedom and the
prosecution
of crimes against journalists