2017-2018 Implementation Report
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression is pleased to announce the release of the Implementation Report for 2017 and 2018. The report summarizes the many achievements…
Library of Congress Report: Right to Peaceful Assembly
This is a re-post from the Library of Congress Index of Legal Reports Freedom of peaceful assembly is a recognized right under international human rights law. …
A Not So Sweet Ending: Masterpiece Cakeshop and the Battle for Freedom of Expression
On June 4, 2018, former United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s 7-2 opinion in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission shocked the human…
Big Brother Watch and ors v The United Kingdom
Following is a re-post of an analysis from 4 New Square Chambers. Introduction The European Court of Human Rights’ recent decision in Big Brother Watch…
The Human Rights Centre of Ghent University’s Third Party Intervention in “Conchita Wurst case”
Following is a re-post of a blog published by the Strasbourg Observers The Human Rights Centre of Ghent University[1] has recently submitted a third party intervention in the…
SLAPPs’ 5 W’s: a background of the Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
Following the assassination of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, a group of European MEPs is calling on the EU Commission to promote an anti-SLAPP EU…
Suppression of Free Expression and Assembly in Singapore
Human Rights Watch’s Report “Kill the Chicken to Scare the Monkeys”: Suppression of Free Expression and Assembly in Singapore This report is based on an in-depth analysis…
Freedom of Expression Courses from the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals Programme
The European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) supports the Council of Europe’s member states in implementing the European Convention on Human…
Landmark ECtHR challenge to travels bans imposed on journalists
ARTICLE 19 has filed a third-party intervention submission before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case Ganbarova and Others v Azerbaijan, where the Court…
Policy Brief: An overview of Italian online and offline political communication regulation
INTRODUCTION In the lead-up of March 4, 2018 Italian elections and resting upon the experience of the last elections in the UK, France, Germany and…