Today, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued its judgment on the landmark freedom of speech case, Lohé Issa Konaté v. Burkina Faso. In a major victory for media and human rights organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Court “has ruled that imprisonment for defamation violates the right to freedom of expression
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African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Hears Landmark Free Speech Case
By Cov Africa on
Posted in Public Policy and Government Affairs
Late last week, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights held a public hearing for the Matter of Lohé Issa Konaté v. Burkina Faso, the first freedom of expression case to be heard by the Court. In this landmark case, Konaté — and a number of journalists’ associations and human rights organisations who have…