Online Course on Freedom of Expression for Journalists and Justice System Workers Knight Center
go to original August 27, 2015

Judges and journalists, as well as other justice system and media workers of the State of Coahuila, Mexico, may apply to the online course "Freedom of expression and protection of journalists in an international legal framework".

The course, entirely on the Internet and free, will be offered on the platform of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas as a result of a signed agreement between the government of the state of Coahuila and the Mexico Office of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This is the first time that this course is being taught at a state level.

The course will be taught from September 21 to October 25, 2015 by Margarita Torres and Miguel Rábago Dorbecker, professors at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City.

The course will also feature video lectures given by Catalina Botero and Frank La Rue, who served as special rapporteurs for freedom of expression of the Organization of American States (OAS) and United Nations (UN), respectively, between 2008 and 2014.

Judges and other justice workers, as well as journalists and media workers in the State of Coahuila can click here to see more information about this special training. Or can click here to go directly to the application form. Those who are accepted to the course will receive a message with instructions on how to participate.

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