OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
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The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media functions as a watchdog on media
News media
The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...

 developments in all 56 participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The Representative provides early warning on violations of freedom of expression and promotes full compliance with OSCE principles and commitments regarding freedom of expression and press freedom.

In cases where serious violations have occurred, the Representative seeks direct contacts with the offending State and other parties involved, assesses the facts and assists in resolving problems.

The Representative collects and receives information on the situation of the media from a variety of sources, including participating OSCE States, non-governmental organisations and media organisations.

The office of the Representative is based in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

 and has a staff of 15.

The OSCE Representative forms one of the four International Mechanisms for Promoting Freedom of Expression, the others being the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the OAS Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression
OAS Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression
The office of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression of the Organization of American States was established by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in 1997 to monitor OAS member states' compliance with the American Convention on Human Rights in the area of freedom of...

 and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights is a quasi-judicial body tasked with promoting and protecting human rights and collective rights throughout the African continent as well as interpreting the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and considering individual complaints of...

 Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression. Each year, they issue a joint declaration calling attention to worldwide free expression concerns http://www.cidh.oas.org/relatoria/docListCat.asp?catID=16&lID=1.

OSCE Representatives on Freedom of the Media

  • Freimut Duve (Germany) : 1998-2004
  • Miklos Haraszti
    Miklós Haraszti
    Miklós Haraszti is a Hungarian writer, journalist, human rights advocate and university professor. He served the maximum of two terms as the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media from 2004 to 2010...

     (Hungary) : 2004 - 2010
  • Dunja Mijatovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) : 2010 -

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