Insulting Accusation of Domestic Violence
This post originally appeared on Strasbourg Observers and is reproduced here with permission and thanks. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), delivered an interesting…
South Africa: Defamation, Manuel v. Malema in the Supreme Court of Appeal
This post originally appeared on the Musing on Media blog and is reproduced with permission and thanks. It can also be found on Inforrm. The…
ApTI: Legislative and Jurisprudential Guidelines for Internet Freedom
Introduction The Internet has significantly changed our lives in the past years in many areas, including the way we access and publish information. But most…
Internet Rules: Unboxing Digital Laws in South Asia
The Association of Progressive Communications recently held “Internet Rules: Unboxing Digital Laws in South Asia” an annual capacity-building event that brings together young researchers, journalists,…
Guide to ECHR Article 8: Right to Respect for Private and Family Life
This guide was originally published by the European Court of Human Rights and can also be found here. Note to Readers This Guide is part…
Guide to ECHR Article 10: Freedom of Expression
This document was originally published by the European Court of Human Rights and can be found here. Introduction A. Methodology Given the extensive case-law developed…
IBAHRI Enforcement Report: Protecting and promoting press freedom by strengthening consular support to journalists at risk
Executive Summary The importance and imperative of press freedom – and the particular salience of consular assistance in securing it – is exposed and expressed…
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…
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…
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…