Dr Anne T Gallagher AO is Director-General of the Commonwealth Foundation, where she amplifies the voice of civil society across 54 countries. She is a leading advocate for migrant rights, with previous roles as a UN special advisor on trafficking and chair of Asia’s trafficking in persons project. Anne received an Order of Australia for her ongoing work to eliminate modern slavery.
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Protecting media freedom is crucial to human rights in Commonwealth countries
Media freedom, the cornerstone of free and democratic societies, is being eroded across the Commonwealth. Attacks on journalists, repressive legislation, and unjustifiable censorship are rampant in too many of its 54 member states.