West Africa: Security Forces Remain Biggest Threat to Freedom of Expression in West Africa - MFWA Report

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State security forces-mainly police, military and security intelligence officers are the leading violators of the right to freedom of expression in West Africa, according to the latest monitoring report by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). This report, titled West Africa Free Expression Monitor, analyses incidents of freedom of expression violations in the region during the period of September to December 2014.

According to the report, state security forces committed more than half of the free expression rights violations recorded during the period. The report also indicates that the level of violations by security forces was consistent with the findings of the MFWA's previous monitoring report for the period of May to August 2014, in which security forces were the leading perpetrators of violations.

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