MOZAMBIQUE
Individual scores: 			

5; 5; 5; 5; 5; 5; 5; 5; 5; 5;

Average score: 			

5.0

1.6.

Public information is easily accessible, guaranteed by law, 		
to all citizens, including journalists.

Analysis:
The administrative information is not easily accessible in Mozambique. MISA-Mozambique submitted to Parliament a draft proposal
on the Right to Information Act, on 30 November 2005. The draft
aims at filling in the gap in that area.
Individual scores: 			

1; 1; 1; 4; 1; 1; 1; 1; 1; 2

Average score: 			

1.4

1.7.

Civil society in general and media lobby groups actively 		
advance the cause of media freedom.

Analysis:
The prevailing situation indicates that civil society organisations are
not aware that their existence can not be effective without the
media, hence they do very little to actively encourage and promote
Media Freedom.
There is a clear lack of media culture within Mozambique civil society organisations, which still is, in reality, very incipient. As evidence of this (lack of a media culture) many civil society organisations do not subscribe to at least one paper. They think that their
only task is to build new water wells; they clearly show lack of
knowledge regarding the concept that peoples’ awareness can only
be effectively done with the help and usage of the media.
The situation is of such concern that even the Human Rights League
(LDH), one of the most prominent civil society organisations in Mozambique, does not use correctly and effectively the media to cre6				

African Media Barometer - Mozambique 2007

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