98. Moreover, an institutional allocation has been granted during the same years to
the the Togolese Media Observatory (OTM), to the Maison de la Presse (Press
House), to the National Council of Media Owners (CONAPP) and to the Independent
Journalists Union of Togo (UJIT) which are organisations representing the press, i.e.
6 600 000 CFA francs in 2011, 6 500 000 in 2013 and 8 800 000 CFA francs in 2014.
99. In December, 2015, there were twelve (12) television stations with one (1) of
them being public, the Togolese Television and eleven (11) private commercial or
faith-based television channels, eighty (80) radio stations, (2 public, 4 rural, 74
private community commercial or faith-based stations), 11 new rural radio stations
have been established but are non-functional. There are two (2) international radio
stations, the (RFI) and BBC Africa on FM .
100. In March, 2016, more than four hundred (400) publications received
approval from HAAC but, ninty-one (91) appear more or less regularly including
the national Daily, Togo-presse. Due to financial difficulties, some newspapers are
not published regularly.
Articles 10 and 11: Freedom of association, assembly and demonstration
101. Article 30 of the Constitution of 14 October, 1992 guarantees the exercise of
freedoms of assembly and association in compliance with the conditions laid down
by law. This safeguard, including flexibility of registration and legal recognition, has
brought about an exponential increase in the formation of associations (17,367) as at
December 2015 and political parties (112) as at December, 2016. The exercise of the
freedoms of assembly and demonstrations is subject to the prior declaration regime.
STATISTICS OF REGISTRATIONS AND APPROVALS AND
AUTHORISATIONS OF NATIONAL AND FOREIGN ASSOCIATIONS AND
FOUNDATIONS: 2000-2015
YEARS
DOSSIERS
REGISTERED
APPROVALS AND
AUTHORISATIONS
2000
730
252
2001
779
252
2002
598
198
2003
564
96
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