Africa Union Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Campaign Petition still open

CREDO and FAHAMU would like to thank everyone that has supported or signed up for the African Union Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Campaign. The campaign petition with signatories as of July 7th was submitted to the African Union in Maputo at the African Union 2nd annual summit on the 9th of July. The campaign petition is still open till the end of September 2003. The updated list of signatories will be submitted to the newly elected Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union H.E. Mr. Alpha Oumar Konare who replaces the interim Chair H.E. Amara Essy. The new African Commission Chairperson resumes office in September. The petition can be signed at the petition site by clicking on http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/freeafricanmedia/  or by sending: Name, Name of organisation, Position or Title, (if applicable) Country and comments if any - to [email][email protected] . Also help by circulating the information to other persons or organisations. If you would you like to do more, please make this message part of your signature and/or forward it to like-minded people.