Dr. Agnès Callamard’s United Nations Speech on Countering Violent Extremism – October 1, 2015
On October 1, 2015, Dr. Agnès Callamard, the Director of Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, addressed the United Nations in New York regarding ways to…
Ensuring Independent Regulation for Online/Citizen Media
This policy paper titled “Ensuring Independent Regulation for Online/Citizen Media”, authored by Djordje Krivokapic, Bojan Perkov and Nevena Krivokapic (Share Foundation, Serbia) was presented at…
Global Cyberspace is Safer Than You Think: Real Trends in Cyberspace
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY What are the real trends in cybercrime? Recent media coverage has been rife with stories of large-scale data breaches, hacks and online financial…
Jakarta Recommendations on Freedom of Expression in the Context of Religion
The Jakarta Recommendations are the outcome of discussions at a regional consultation on “Expression, Opinion and Religious Freedoms in Asia”, held in Jakarta, Indonesia on…
Global Trends in Freedom of Expression Jurisprudence in 2014
JUSTICE FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION in 2014 Columbia University, 10-11 March 2015 Introduction A year ago, when we met for the first Columbia University Jurisprudence…
Litigation Developments in 2014: Southeast Asia
A presentation for JUSTICE FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION in 2014 Columbia University, March 10 -11, 2015 What were the most important developments in 2014…
Freedom of Expression in Thailand During 2014
Executive Summary 1. What were the most important developments in 2014 as far as courts decisions on FoE are concerned? In your opinion, was it…
Legal Attempts to Restrict Propaganda Broadcasts Related to Crisis in and around Ukraine, 2014-15
Presentation by Andrei Richter, Director Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Justice for Free Expression conference at Columbia University, New York,…
Brazilian 2014 Court Decisions: Most Important Developments
Introduction Brazil does not yet have a firmly established tradition on freedom of speech cases. This may be due to the country’s colonial origin, or…
Strides of Hope in Uganda
This paper discusses the legal and socio-political realities of Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Uganda. It explores the following questions; the enabling…