IBAHRI Report: Advice on Promoting More Effective Investigations into Abuses Against Journalists
This report was first published by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute. It is reproduced here with permission and thanks. The Panel is considering…
The Digital Berlin Wall: How Germany (Accidentally) Created a Prototype for Global Online Censorship – Act Two
The following article was first published by EURACTIV. The German NetzDG law to counter illegal online speech has become a prototype for internet censorship in…
Nederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brussel, 2015/57/C
I&JPN: Cross-Border Content Moderation Toolkit
In the absence of clear common guidelines and due process mechanisms, protecting human rights and freedom of expression when dealing with content abuses…
Human Rights 365: Every Right, Every Day, for Every One
Article published December 10, 2014 in The Daily Star, Lebanon. [1] On December 10, we celebrate international human rights day. This year’s theme – Human Rights…
The Right to Insult in International Law
Abstract States all over the world are enacting new laws that criminalize insults, and using existing insult laws with renewed vigour. In this article, we…
“Freedom of Expression and Information in the Time of Globalization” MOOC Re-Launch
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights defines freedom of expression as the right “to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and…
Jakarta Recommendations on Freedom of Expression in the Context of Religion
The Jakarta Recommendations are the outcome of discussions at a regional consultation on “Expression, Opinion and Religious Freedoms in Asia”, held in Jakarta, Indonesia on…
Unshackling Expression: The Philippines Report
Introduction The Philippines spends more time in social media than any other country. In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, it even reported the…