Three Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Experts Face Unjustifiable Limitations to Freedom of Expression
This past week, three Columbia Global Freedom of Expression experts have fallen victims to laws encroaching on their freedom of expression and by extension on…
Arts. Protecting and Promoting Artistic Freedom
Introduction Conflicts over artistic expression frequently stem from tensions within societies, which are based on opposing political, social or religious views and traditions. Some of these…
IBAHRI: Report on Providing Safe Refuge to Journalists at Risk
This report was originally published by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute. It has been reproduced here with permission and thanks. The Panel is…
Guide for Judicial Operators on Agenda 2030 for sustainable development with emphasis on ODS 16
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched the Guide for Judicial sustainable development with an emphasis on the SDG 16. Available online, this…
Religious Leaders from the Middle East and North Africa develop a regional strategy to prevent and counter incitement to violence that could lead to atrocity crimes
Full Press Release [12 November 2015] During two days of meetings in Amman, Jordan, from 11-12 November, some thirty religious leaders from the Middle East…
Report: Kashmir’s Internet Seige
This report was originally published by the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society and is reproduced here with permission and thanks. Summary Kashmir’s Internet Siege provides…
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…
Rabat + Five: Responding Effectively to the Challenges of 2017 and Beyond
Commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Rabat Plan of Action, Dr. Agnès S. Callamard sent the video address below for the Rabat+5 Symposium organized by the Government of…
International Standards on Freedom of Expression and the Safety of Journalists
UNESCO and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights of the University of Oxford will soon be launching a global Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for…