Deras García and Others v. Honduras
During the 1980s and until the early 1990s, under the national security doctrine, there was a pattern of forced disappearances and extrajudicial executions committed by…
Call for Papers: Hate Speech vs. Free Speech
Hate Speech vs. Free Speech Special Issue International Journal for the Semiotics of Law Guest Editors: Jacob Mchangama, Executive Director, Justitia (Denmark), Executive Director of…
Court backs prosecutor over interview alleging corruption – and he gets his money back
By Emil Weber A European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgment has backed a former prosecutor on his comments made in the press alleging corruption in the…
Anti-SLAPP: Professor goes free after vexatious and frivolous suit
This blog was originally published by Inforrm’s Blog and is reproduced with permission and thanks. It is rare in Belgium for people who take part in the…
Interview with Viviana Krsticevic on Violations of Women’s Rights in Iran
Viviana Krsticevic is the Executive Director of the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), a civil society organization that works throughout the Americas to…
2024 CGFoE Prize Ceremony, Keynote Speech by Elena Kostyuchenko
Keynote Address by Elena Kostyuchenko at the 2024 CGFoE Prize Ceremony April 25, 2024 Italian Academy, Columbia University, New York City Watch Elena Kostyuchenko speak…
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…
CGFoE’s Senior Legal and Policy Advisor Anderson Dirocie Publishes Opinion Piece on Bias-Motivated Police Repression of Peaceful Protests in the Dominican Republic on International Women’s Day
On March 8, International Women’s Day, police forces in the Dominican Republic violently attempted to repress a peaceful demonstration advocating for gender equality and…
Malaysia and South East Asia: Freedom of Expression and Information
General overview of South East Asia – a region of approximately 600 million people Table 1 No Country Legal System 1 Malaysia English common law/personal…
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…