Submissions

Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, setting out the perspective of young people and media workers affected ...

Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) play a crucial role in exposing injustice, protecting vulnerable populations, holding power to account, and defending fundamental freedoms.

MMA welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for its report on the challenges and risks regarding discrimination and the unequal...

Media Monitoring Africa submitted this response to a call for input on freedom of expression and opinion online, drawing on its media monitoring research in South Africa.

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This submission was presented to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment in May 2024. It addresses the critical links between environmental degradation and the...

This submission analyses the spread of climate disinformation and its damaging effects on public debate, democratic processes, and the collective response to the climate crisis. It is addressed to...

This submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment addresses the indivisible connection between environmental integrity and the realisation of human rights...

This submission offers guidelines for political parties on the ethical and responsible use of generative artificial intelligence in political campaigning and communication, directed at parties...

This submission sets out guidelines for media organisations on the responsible use of generative artificial intelligence in newsrooms and content production, addressing publishers, broadcasters, and...

This submission addresses the role of artificial intelligence in the information and communications space, examining its regulatory implications for South Africa and the African continent and...

This urgent letter of demand was submitted to the Film and Publication Board (FPB) of South Africa by civil society and media organisations challenging regulatory actions deemed unconstitutional or...

MMA submitted this response to the UN Special Rapporteur on cyberbullying against persons with disabilities, highlighting the disproportionate online harm faced by disabled people in South Africa.

This report was submitted as part of the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) policy framework and examines the relationship between prostitution and gender-based violence, drawing on evidence...

This submission addresses the representation of sex work in the media and the impact of online platform policies on those involved in the sex trade, directed at regulators, media bodies, and...

This submission addresses the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Bill, presenting civil society's concerns about the proposed legislation's impact on the independence and integrity of...

This report examines the links between prostitution and violence against women and girls, submitted to inform South African legislative processes on sex trade regulation. It draws on both local and...

MMA contributed to the development of General Comment No. 26 on children's rights and the environment, advocating for child-centred approaches to environmental rights and digital safety.

MMA's submission on promoting environmental democracy, arguing that procedural rights — access to information, public participation, and access to justice — are essential to the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.

This joint submission by the SOS Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa responds to the South African government's draft White Paper on Audio and Audiovisual Content Services, offering civil society's...