Brazilian 2014 Court Decisions: Most Important Developments
Introduction Brazil does not yet have a firmly established tradition on freedom of speech cases. This may be due to the country’s colonial origin, or…
2016 Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Prizes – Recipients Announced!
2016 Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Prizes Recognize Legal Advocates in Turkey and Supreme Court in Norway NEW YORK, N.Y. (Mar. 14, 2016) — The…
Agreements with platforms for elections in Brazil fall short of policies in the U.S.
This article published on 15 February 2022 was written by Tow Fellow Patricia Campos Mello for Folha De S.Paulo and was translated from Portuguese to English for the…
M.D. and Others v. Spain
The main issues for the Third Section of the ECtHR to analyze in this case were two. On the one hand, whether the Police report…
Animal Defenders International v. United Kingdom
“Regulating the Online Public Sphere: From Decentralized Networks to Public Regulation”, a retrospect.
On October 3 & 4, 2022, Columbia Global Freedom of Expression hosted the conference titled: “REGULATING THE ONLINE PUBLIC SPHERE: From Decentralized Networks to Public…
Rights Groups in Pakistan File Petition for Public Hearing on the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015
Pakistan’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015, first proposed by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology last April in an effort to update…
Call for Papers: UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day 2023 Academic Conference
The Role of Academia in Protecting Freedom of Expression as a Driver for Other Human Rights Location: MLK Conference Room 527, located in Riverside Church,…
Court case strengthens workers’ right to keep correspondence private
By Emil Weber The case of a Romanian who was sacked from his office job in Bucharest has created stronger privacy protection standards, thanks to…