The Gambia – 1994 - 2006 -

 Violations of Press Freedom by the Government of President Yahya Jammeh from 1994-2006


pdf Download the Gambian Press Violations here



Right to Information in West Africa -

Legislation on Media, Speech and Expression in Ghana- A SOURCE BOOK - A resource publication

Exile News -

A monthly newsletter of exiled Liberian journalists in Ghana



The Face and Phases of the Ghana Police - A research publication on human rights and reforms in the Ghana Police Service 


Liberia: Human Rights Violations 1997-2002 - Highlights cases of human rights abuses during Taylor’s rule 


Where has Aid taken Africa? Re-Thinking Development - Published from discussions and papers presented at a Round-Table Conference on ‘A New African Development Agenda’


Politics in the Airwaves - Research on how radio covered the 2000 General Elections in Ghana 


African Languages and Freedom of Expression - Published from a paper presented at a Forum on Free Expression in Ghana 


Freedom of Information and Civil Service Reform in Ghana - Published from a paper presented at a Forum on Free Expression in Ghana  


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The Organisation works closely with journalists associations and unions, and human rights and pro-democracy organisations in the countries of West Africa, Africa and internationally. The following organisations are among the prominent partners the MFWA works with more regularly or collaborates with periodically on different projects and programmes.


Media Rights Agenda, Lagos, Nigeria 

Media Institute of Southern Africa, Windhoek, Namibia
 

West Africa Journalists Association
 

International Media Support, Copenhagen, Denmark
 

Centre for the Advanced Studies of African Societies, Cape Town, South Africa
 

The Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University, New York
 

Ghana Journalists Association
 

Ghana Community Radio Network
 

Inter-African Union of Human Rights Organisations

National Union of Somali Journalists, Mogadishu 
 

International Federation of Journalists, (Africa Office), Dakar
 

Freedom of Expression Institute, Johannesburg
 

ARTICLE 19, London and Nairobi 
 

National Council for Liberties, Tunis 
 

Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Accra
 

Journalists en Danger, Kinshasa
 

The All African Editors Forum
 

Committee to Protect Journalists, New York


Africa Free Media Trust (AFMT), Nairobi



The MFWA has Observer Status with:

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.



The MFWA is a member of:
 

The International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX)
 

The Network of African Freedom of Expression Organisations (NAFEO)
 

Partnership for Media and Peace in West Africa

The Darfur Consortium



 

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