World Press Freedom Day 2018

Sara Whyatt (United Kingdom) is a campaigner and researcher on freedom of expression and human rights, notably for PEN International for over 20 years (1990-2013), and previously for Amnesty International. At PEN she worked with its global membership of writers based in over 100 countries mobilising its campaigns for writers at risk as well as on thematic issues, gaining the organisation great respect in the field.  In April 2013 she left PEN to become a freelance consultant, working on projects for Freemuse, Culture Action Europe, PEN, UNESCO, as well as other organizations.  She also contributed as lead author of the chapter on “artistic freedom” to the 2018 UNESCO Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies”.