Biba Klomp
11-18-2008, 02:59 PM
In preparation of the upcoming ENJN conference in Granada (24-25 November) we have come across several articles highlighting interesting background information on the topics which will be discussed during the two-day event.
The report on ''Journalism, Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism'' produced by IFJ and Statewatch gives an analysis of international co-operation and a review of the situation in some selected countries. It identifies a number of global themes all of which impact upon human rights and the work of journalists. Taken together they reveal that fighting a war with no set piece military confrontation, no hard-and-fast objective, no clearly defined boundaries, and no obvious point of conclusion, inevitably leads to restrictions on civil liberties and principles that constitute the moral backbone of democratic society.
The report on ''Journalism, Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism'' produced by IFJ and Statewatch gives an analysis of international co-operation and a review of the situation in some selected countries. It identifies a number of global themes all of which impact upon human rights and the work of journalists. Taken together they reveal that fighting a war with no set piece military confrontation, no hard-and-fast objective, no clearly defined boundaries, and no obvious point of conclusion, inevitably leads to restrictions on civil liberties and principles that constitute the moral backbone of democratic society.