They will be meeting at a crucial summit to discuss next steps in achieving Agenda 2030. We want them to: 1. Improve the quality of RTI laws worldwide; 2. Explicitly recognise, in the Summit Declaration, that freedom of expression is critical to achieving all the SDGs; and 3. Provide more effective and transparent monitoring of RTI laws and the safety of journalists, human rights defenders, and whistleblowers.
Only freedom of expression can empower everyone, everywhere, to speak up and demand all our other rights – like healthcare, education, and climate action – which our governments have pledged to deliver by 2030. |