Towards ending impunity for crimes against journalists in Italy: a positive trend in the domestic courts
On November 2, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the UN Secretary General António Guterres has invited the world to pay…
IBAHRI Enforcement Report: Report on the Use of Targeted Sanctions to Protect Journalists
Executive Summary Abuses of media freedom around the world are stifling speech and shredding the very fabric of democracies. As the publisher of The New…
Romel Bagares: Brief Background to Contemporary Practice on Free Expression in the Philippines
Following is the introduction of Romel Bagares’ presentation for the 2016 Justice for Free Expression Conference. Download the full pdf version below. The Philippines is known…
Revisiting Section 66A: An Afterword To A Concluded Tale
On 24th March, 2015, the Supreme Court of India struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 as unconstitutional, in Shreya Singhal v.…
Interview with Vivir Quintana
Vivir Quintana, a Mexican singer, songwriter, and activist, is one of the most influential voices in Latin America today. Her songs demand freedom and justice…
“Freedom of Expression in the Age of Globalization” – Columbia Global Freedom of Expression is to launch a MOOC on edX on October 12, 2016
NEW YORK, New York, September 26, 2016 — Columbia Global Freedom of Expression is proud to announce the upcoming launch of its first-ever MOOC (massive…
Refusal to Give Access to ‘Confidential’ Information About Politicians Violated NGO’s Article 10 Rights
This post was originally published in Strasbourg Observers and is reproduced with permission and thanks. Introduction On 26 March 2020, the European Court of Human…
U.S. First Amendment: Limits and Opportunities of the U.S. Information Regime
1. Most important first amendment case law in recent years, and why? (Explain how you would define important.) Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, 561 U.S.…
SMUG v. Lively: Expert Opinion of Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni
Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni drafted an amicus brief in support of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) in the pending case of SMUG v. Lively. Sexual Minorities…