Roundtable Discussion on FOI & Data Protection Legislation

Freedom of Information, personal data protection in Liberia, A Roundtable Discussion. Who’s at the Table?
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CEMESP Condemns July 26 Violence Against Students

CEMESP has condemned violence against protesting students of the University of Liberia’s Student Unification Party

CEMESP CONDEMNS JULY 26 VIOLENCE AGAINST STUDENTS
Monrovia, July 27, 2022: The Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding (CEMESP) has condemned in the strongest terms the violence meted out against protesting students of the University of Liberia’s Student Unification Party outside the United States Embassy on July 26.

CEMESP says there can be no justification for anyone to be brutalized by thugs for expressing their views regardless of how their opponents feel.

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Regional Public Information Relationship-building Roundtables with FOI Story Grant Fellows, Public & County Information Officers

Regional Public Information Relationship-building Roundtables with FOI Story Grant Fellows, Public & County Information Officers

The roundtable is an activity of the Liberia Media Initiative which is sponsored by the European Union in Liberia and co-implemented with Internews in Liberia.

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Data Protection Legislation in Liberia

Data Protection Legislation in Liberia

As part of our advocacy for the enactment of a Data Protection Legislation in Liberia, we succeeded hosting a forum today soliciting meaningful contributions from State and non-state actors for the ongoing draft bill by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

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Community radio In-Station journalism training workshops

Community radio In-Station journalism training workshops

CEMESP kicked off its second batch of 10 community radio In-Station journalism training workshops at Radio Piso in Grand Cape Mount, Voice of Wee in Grand Bassa, Radio Jorwah in Bong and Radio Karn Voice of Peace in Nimba.
The training workshops are part of the USAID/Liberia Media Activity being implemented by Internews in Liberia, CEMESP and other partners.

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Trafficking in Persons Training for Liberian Journalists

Trafficking in Persons Training for Liberian Journalists

Pictorial from a three-day Trafficking in Persons Training for Liberian Journalists implemented by CEMESP in collaboration with Internews with support from USAID/Liberia ongoing at D’Calsbash, Congo Town, Liberia.

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the Trafficking Protocol clarifies that trafficking in persons has three constituent elements:

UN Conventions against Trafficking in Persons

Atty. Lamii Kpargoi makes a presentation on “Delving into the UN Conventions against Trafficking in Persons
Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children is condemned to the highest

Atty. Lamii Kpargoi makes a presentation on “Delving into the UN Conventions against Trafficking in Persons, the Liberian Law and best Practices in other Jurisdictions”.

His presentation is part of a three day trafficking in persons reporting training for Liberian Journalists organized by the Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding under the USAID/Liberia Media Activity project.

It is Implemented by Internews in Liberia in collaboration with Center for Media Studies & Peacebuilding and others partner organizations.

Malcolm Wleemogar Joseph, CEMESP’s Executive Director said the
initiative seeks to provide Liberian journalists and other members of the media with tools that will support efforts to tackle Human Trafficking and its devastating impacts on individual victims, who often suffer physical and emotional abuses.

Three days of intensive in-station journalism training for ten of thirty community radio stations in seven counties in Liberia.

CEMESP Begins In-Station Training for Community Radios

The training seeks to address content development and capacity deficits confronting community radios across Liberia.
CEMESP has deployed four Media trainers led by journalist, Frank Sainworla, to ten community radio stations in Rivercess, Sinoe, Lofa, Maryland, River Gee, Grand Kru, and Grand Gedeh Counties.
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The Governing Council of Africa Freedom of Information Center

Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) is the largest membership Pan-African civil society organization and resource centre that promotes citizens’ right of access to information (ATI) in Africa

Our Executive Director, Mr. Malcolm Wleemogar Joseph, represents Liberia on the Governing Council of Africa Freedom of Information Centre .
The Governing Council (GC) is elected by the General Assembly and manages the Secretariat for a two-year term.

Quest for a legal framework on Data Protection

CEMESP with funding support from Small Media Foundation in past weeks, facilitated several stakeholder’s consultations and held radio shows to promote inclusive participation in the ongoing draft.
As part of our advocacy for the enactment of a Data Protection Legislation in Liberia, we succeeded hosting a forum today soliciting meaningful contributions from State and non-state actors for the ongoing draft bill by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
The quest for a legal framework on Data Protection seeks to ensure that citizen’s personal data are protected against corruption and compromise especially on digital platforms.

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