Criminal defamation laws – barriers to the Freedom to Publish
During the 38th United Nations Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva at the end of June, PEN International held a parallel event (video here) to promote its recently published investigation into defamation laws in Africa.
Alain Kouck (1946 – 2018)
IPA learnt with great sadness of the passing of Alan Kouck, President of the Editis Group and former Vice President of IPA (2010-2012).
Banned Books Week campaigns underway in USA and UK
Taking place from 23-29 September, banned book week is being promoted in the US and the UK.
ARIPO Symposium investigates shaping rights systems in Africa
“Piracy is a disease we have to fight together” said Ms Maureen Fondo, Head of Copyright and Related Rights at ARIPO, the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization at the Second ARIPO Annual Symposium on Shaping Copyright and Related Rights Systems in Africa held in Harare, Zimbabwe, on 12 and 13 June 2018.
Indian Publishing: An Insider’s Perspective
The IPA is very happy to publish a third extract from the book Publishers on Publishing, which was published during the IPA Congress in New Delhi earlier this year.
PANZ International Conference 2018 a resounding success
On 28-29 June, IPA’s Vice President, Hugo Setzer, was invited by the Publishers Association of New Zealand to deliver the opening keynote speech at their PANZ International Conference 2018.