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IFLA Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE)

    Established in 1998 in Copenhagen

IFLA/FAIFE

IFLA/FAIFE is an initiative within IFLA (International Federation of Library Association and Institutions) to defend and promote the basic human rights defined in Article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The IFLA/FAIFE Committee and Office furthers free access to information and freedom of expression in all aspects, directly or indirectly, related to libraries and librarianship. IFLA/FAIFE monitors the state of intellectual freedom within the library community world-wide, supports IFLA policy development and co-operation with other international human rights organisations, and responds to violations of free access to information and freedom of expression.

Intellectual freedom is the right of every individual to both hold and express opinions and to seek and receive information.

Intellectual freedom is the basis of democracy.

Intellectual freedom is the core of the library concept.

Useful Addresses

Chair:

Paul Sturges
Department of Information Science
University of Loughborough
LOUGHBOROUGH LE11 3TU, United Kingdom
Tel. +(44)(1509)223069
Fax +(44)(1509)223053
E-mail: r.p.sturges@lboro.ac.uk

IFLA Contact:

Peter J. Lor
Secretary General
IFLA HQ
P.O. Box 95312 2509 CH The Hague, Netherlands
Tel. +(31)(70)3140884
Fax +(31)(70) 3834827
E-mail: faife@ifla.org