Irina Bokova promotes freedom of expression as a fundamental human right

On 26 January 2011, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova opened the second ‘International Symposium on Freedom of Expression' held at the Organization's Headquarters in Paris. Also present were Birgitta Ohlsson, Minister for European Union Affairs of Sweden, Frank La Rue, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, and Mónica González Mujica, laureate of the 2010 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.

© Unesco - Thursday, January 27, 2011