Closure of the first IAPA-UCAB diploma on freedom of expression for journalists The diploma course lasted 15 weeks, between July 1 and October 27. It is part of the IAPA's Chapultepec Index project.
IAPA awards its Chapultepec Grand Prize to Catalina Botero Marino MIAMI, Florida (December 15, 2014)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) announced today that Catalina Botero Marino has been awarded its 2015 Chapultepec Grand Prize for her excellent and tenacious performance during her role as Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), and for her extraordinary advancement, dissemination and defense of the principles of freedom of expression and of the press stated in the Declaration of Chapultepec.
IAPA urges presidential summit in Trinidad & Tobago to focus on freedom of expression Miami (April 16, 2009)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today issued a call to Western Hemisphere leaders to keep free speech and press freedom at the forefront of discussions as a foundation for consolidating democracy when they meet for the three-day Summit of the Americas opening tomorrow in Trinidad and Tobago.
From Freedom of Expression to the Right to Communication, a new white paper from the Chapultepec Index project
Defamation laws and SLAPPs increasingly "misused" to curtail freedom of expression The global campaign to decriminalise defamation, which was gaining traction a decade ago, is now facing setback.
The IAPA announces the winners of the 2012 Awards for Excellence in Journalism. Distinguished journalist César Ricaurte awarded the IAPA Grand Prize for Press Freedom. MIAMI, Florida (August 8, 2012)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today announced the winners of the organizations annual awards to encourage excellence in journalism and the defense of freedom of expression throughout the Americas. This year, the IAPA Grand Prize for Press Freedom was awarded to César Ricaurte for his long career as journalist and his merits in defense of freedom of the press and of expression. The information was provided by Francisco Miró Quesada of El Comercio, Lima, Peru, Chair of the Awards Committee.
IACHR Unveils Shortlist for the Position of Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression The Inter-American Commission selected ten finalists
Legal persecution against journalists undermine freedom of the press and expression in the Americas Analysis of the Chapultepec Index, study in 22 countries of the Americas.
