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OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Harasztiâ€™s tenure expires

04 March 2010 14:44 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Viktoriya Dementyeva - APA. Monitoring of the kind that takes place within the OSCE is crucial to encourage countries to uphold press freedom commitments, stressed Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE’s Representative on Freedom of the Media, as he delivered his last report to the Permanent Council today. Haraszti, whose second three-year term ends 10 March, highlighted the need for universal press freedom standards - a theme he has promoted consistently during his mandate.
Haraszti was appointed in 2004, replacing Freimut Duve. He was reappointed in 2007. OSCE regulations limit OSCE Representatives on Freedom of the Media to two terms.
Haraszti, a Hungarian writer, journalist, human-rights advocate and university professor, co-founded the Hungarian Democratic Opposition Movement in 1976. His successor will be named in a consensus decision by all 56 OSCE participating States.
The Permanent Council is one of the OSCE’s main regular decision-making bodies. It convenes weekly in Vienna to discuss developments in the OSCE area and to make appropriate decisions.