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IFLA Intellectual Freedom Checklist

The IFLA Intellectual Freedom Statement celebrates its 20th birthday in 2019. But how well is it being implemented in countries, library associations and libraries? IFLA’s new Intellectual Freedom Checklist provides a tool for finding out. The IFLA Statement on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom… Read More

  • Publications
  • 09 December 2019

IFLA at EuroDIG 2019

The 2019 edition of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) took place in The Hague from 19-21 June. This year, IFLA was involved in organising a panel on the European Copyright Reform, and attended a number of sessions and workshops to see how the latest developments in the sphere of internet policies can affect the library field. Read More

  • News
  • 25 June 2019
  • By: anonymous

Access to Information Online: Towards an Adequate Transposition of Art. 17 in Europe

The European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was recently published in the official journal, marking its entry into force and the start of the implementation process. Civil society organizations defending freedom of expression and freedom of access to information online, among which IFLA, have come together to request an inclusive stakeholder dialogue throughout implementation. Read More

  • News
  • 27 May 2019
  • By: anonymous

Newsletter on Digital Opportunities and Challenges: Call for papers

IFLA’s Standing Committee on Libraries for Children and Young Adults is seeking articles for our next newsletter about youth services librarianship and best practices from around the world linked to our theme, which is: Digital Opportunities and Challenges for Library Services to Children and Youth. Read More

  • News
  • 20 March 2019
  • By: Benjamin Scheffler

International Human Rights Conventions and Declarations

UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights Text in more than 285 different languages International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Africa The Kampala Declaration on Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility (1990) The Dar es Salaam… Read More

  • Publications
  • 12 January 2019

Intellectual Freedom & Human Rights Organisations

Below, a list of international Organizations working within the areas of Access to Information, Freedom of Speech, Intellectual Freedom and related areas. We hope you find our list useful. Come back to this page periodically to check for updates and additions. ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom… Read More

  • Publications
  • 12 January 2019

International reports

Regularly published world-wide or regional reports covering the state of the human rights, including intellectual freedom Amnesty International’s Annual Report The annual reports on world-wide human rights violations documents Amnesty International’s work and its concerns throughout the world during the past year. (http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/countries/index.html) is an A to… Read More

  • Publications
  • 12 January 2019