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Freedom of Expression, Information
  and the Press in Southeast Asia



 Presentation by Ed Legaspi
 Alerts and Communication Officer
 Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)
SEAPA
• Members in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
  and Thailand; partners in Cambodia, Burma,
  and Timor Leste
• Programs: Campaigns (Press freedom, FOE in
  the Internet and in ASEAN), Fellowship and
  Trainings
• Through: Advocacy, Networking, Training and
  Knowledge building
Freedom of Opinion and Expression
             Of all human beings
• Human right to freedom?              Negative   right
• Internationally and nationally protected
• Not absolute (derogable)
                                      Look it up:
                                      Constitution,
                                      laws
             UDHR, ICCPR, AHRD
Understanding FOE
                                                  to disagree
                   Freedom to hold opinions
                                                  press freedom
Self-expression
                   Right to seek, receive and
                             impart                Right to
   pluralism                                       information
                    All kinds of information
                            and ideas           From public authorit
        Print
   Broadcast        Without interference *       No censorship
      Online
         Art          Through any media
         Film                                    Beyond borders
       Sound        Regardless of frontiers
Which countries ratified ICCPR?
•    Cambodia (‘92)        •   Bangladesh (‘00)
•    Indonesia (‘06)       •   India (‘79)
•    Laos (’09)            •   Maldives (‘06)
•    Philippines (‘78)     •   Nepal (‘91)
•    Thailand (‘91)        •   Pakistan (‘10)
•    Timor Leste (‘03)     •   Sri Lanka (‘80)
•    Vietnam (‘84)
                           •   Korea, DPR (‘81)
    Legal obligations to   •   Korea, Republic of (‘76)
    A) Implement           •   Japan (’79)
    B) Report              •   Mongolia (’76)
Legal FOE issues
• ICCPR in only 7 out of 11 countries
• FOI laws only in Indonesia and Thailand (plus
  Selangor and Penang in Malaysia)
• Press control laws: Brunei, Burma, Malaysia,
  Singapore
• Security laws: sedition, subversion, national
  security
• Criminal laws: defamation, lese majeste, anti-
  state propaganda
• The rise of cybercrime laws
FOE issues in practice
• Violence and impunity against the media by
  state and non-state actors
• State interference in the media – Surveillance,
  censorship
• Self-censorship
• Disregard of good laws (press and FOI)
• Criminalization of expression = suppressing
  freedom of opinion
Some good news
                                Attention; potential
•   Burma’s transition          Sustainable?
                               National, regional
•   Civil society power
                               How effective?
•   Common ASEAN human rights standard
•   Changing media landscape     Implementable?

                        •New   space
                        •New   actors
                        •New   power
                        •New   battle ground
Directions
•   Mainstream media transition to cyberspace
•   Role of bloggers in restrictive countries
•   Changing communication models
•   Internet governance
•   Addressing the question of ethics
•   Changing priorities: from press freedom to
    freedom of expression
Implications to SEAPA
• Evaluating and campaigning on bad
  cybercrime laws
• Examining the situation of blogging and social
  media in greater detail
• Cooperating with blogger communities
• … and your suggestions?
អ អ អ
 អ អ

    Cám ơn
  Terima kasih
   Obrigado
Maraming salamat
  Thank you la

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Freedom of Speech in Southeast Asia

  • 1. Freedom of Expression, Information and the Press in Southeast Asia Presentation by Ed Legaspi Alerts and Communication Officer Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)
  • 2. SEAPA • Members in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand; partners in Cambodia, Burma, and Timor Leste • Programs: Campaigns (Press freedom, FOE in the Internet and in ASEAN), Fellowship and Trainings • Through: Advocacy, Networking, Training and Knowledge building
  • 3. Freedom of Opinion and Expression Of all human beings • Human right to freedom? Negative right • Internationally and nationally protected • Not absolute (derogable) Look it up: Constitution, laws UDHR, ICCPR, AHRD
  • 4. Understanding FOE to disagree Freedom to hold opinions press freedom Self-expression Right to seek, receive and impart Right to pluralism information All kinds of information and ideas From public authorit Print Broadcast Without interference * No censorship Online Art Through any media Film Beyond borders Sound Regardless of frontiers
  • 5. Which countries ratified ICCPR? • Cambodia (‘92) • Bangladesh (‘00) • Indonesia (‘06) • India (‘79) • Laos (’09) • Maldives (‘06) • Philippines (‘78) • Nepal (‘91) • Thailand (‘91) • Pakistan (‘10) • Timor Leste (‘03) • Sri Lanka (‘80) • Vietnam (‘84) • Korea, DPR (‘81) Legal obligations to • Korea, Republic of (‘76) A) Implement • Japan (’79) B) Report • Mongolia (’76)
  • 6. Legal FOE issues • ICCPR in only 7 out of 11 countries • FOI laws only in Indonesia and Thailand (plus Selangor and Penang in Malaysia) • Press control laws: Brunei, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore • Security laws: sedition, subversion, national security • Criminal laws: defamation, lese majeste, anti- state propaganda • The rise of cybercrime laws
  • 7. FOE issues in practice • Violence and impunity against the media by state and non-state actors • State interference in the media – Surveillance, censorship • Self-censorship • Disregard of good laws (press and FOI) • Criminalization of expression = suppressing freedom of opinion
  • 8. Some good news Attention; potential • Burma’s transition Sustainable? National, regional • Civil society power How effective? • Common ASEAN human rights standard • Changing media landscape Implementable? •New space •New actors •New power •New battle ground
  • 9. Directions • Mainstream media transition to cyberspace • Role of bloggers in restrictive countries • Changing communication models • Internet governance • Addressing the question of ethics • Changing priorities: from press freedom to freedom of expression
  • 10. Implications to SEAPA • Evaluating and campaigning on bad cybercrime laws • Examining the situation of blogging and social media in greater detail • Cooperating with blogger communities • … and your suggestions?
  • 11. អ អ អ អ អ Cám ơn Terima kasih Obrigado Maraming salamat Thank you la