ALGIERS – Tuesday, 28 November 2023 (APS) – The minister of Communication, Mohamed Laagab, received Monday in Algiers the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, who is on an official visit to Algeria, the ministry said in a statement.
At the meeting, the minister of Communication made an “exhaustive presentation about the laws on information, which provide for a number of benefits and guarantees.”
“The law on information is aimed at protecting the rights of journalists and strengthening their freedoms.”
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders mentioned “her missions and prerogatives as well as her role in enhancing and protecting human rights,” the statement concluded.