MANZINI:Colani Hlatswako,the One Billion Rising Coordinator says a free and independent media plays a significant role in creating awareness on women’s rights issues.
Hlatswako was speaking to this publication during the Freedom of Expression Summit, organized by the Coordinating Assembly of Non Governmental Organizations(CANGO) in collaboration with the Campaign for Free Expression(CFE), the Summit was held at the George Hotel-Manzini this week.
“The media helps us to reach many people through advocacy and creating awareness on women’s rights issues,so if the media is censored or told not to report certain issues, our work is affected”, she said when speaking to this Swaziland News at the George Hotel during the Summit.
Media censorship was discussed during the Summit with speakers noting that, the print media lacks independence,controlled or told not to report about certain stories involving those in power.
One Billion Rising Coordinator Colani Hlatjwako.