May 29 – June 30: Online Course for Judicial Actors on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists
UNESCO and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, are launching a new multilingual version of their Massive…
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…
Upcoming Conference – The State of Free Speech: Challenges and Solutions for a Digital Age, December 4, 2023
The Future of Free Speech (FFS) Project invites you to join its annual conference on free speech, which will take place in Stockholm on December…
Amicus brief urges New York court to ensure farmworkers enjoy the right to organize
New York Law Violates Farmworkers’ Human Rights, says Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic Amicus brief urges NY court to ensure farmworkers receive the same…
J20 v. Facebook Ireland Ltd
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News that’s fit to print
We need to value and support the critical work of journalists countering the mis- and disinformation flooding our communications channels, especially during crises, conflicts, and…
But Facebook’s Not a Country: How to Interpret Human Rights Law for Social Media Companies
Published in Yale Journal on Regulation Bulletin 38 (86-111), 2020 Abstract: Private social media companies regulate much more speech than any government does, and their…
UNESCO: Guidelines for prosecutors on cases of crimes against journalists
“The active involvement of prosecutors is often the first step in identifying and bringing to justice perpetrators of crimes and attacks against journalists. Over the…
Sheikh Maytham Al Salman Clarifies Blasphemy Laws in Bahrain
In this video, Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman explains the illegitimacy of charges brought against him by the Bahraini authorities. Inter-faith leader, human rights advocate and Columbia…