İ.A. v. Turkey
It was not disputed that the interference was prescribed by law and pursued the legitimate aims of preventing disorder and protecting morals and the rights…
Justice. Opportunities and Challenges for Artistic Freedom
Art, Freedom of Expression, and Challenges to Freedom of Expression Why are art and creativity related to the concepts of freedom, justice and the absence…
Security, Creativity, Tolerance and Their Co-Existence: The New European Agenda on Freedom of Artistic Expression
Executive Summary The protection and promotion of freedom of artistic expression is crucial to both ensure that artists can express themselves freely through various artforms…
Disrupting the disruption: a key role for academics in the protection of freedom of expression
KEYNOTE SPEECH WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY JAKARTA ACADEMIC CONFERENCE ON SAFETY OF JOURNALISTS May 3, 2017 Many warm thanks to the organisers of the academic…
The Contribution of Media and Information to an Effective Strategy of Prevention to Atrocity Crimes
A speech delivered for the side event to launch the Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes [1] Organised by the Permanent Mission of Italy and the…
Something‘s Rotten: How Denmark Is Criminalizing Blasphemy Through Hate Speech Law
February 14th marked the first anniversary of the deadly attack against a free speech debate in Copenhagen, which left one person dead. This individual was killed by an Islamist seemingly intent on…
Global Magnitsky Awards 2020: Agnès Callamard Speech Presenting Award for Outstanding Human Rights Activist
Global Magnitsky Awards Outstanding Human Rights Activist Presented To Loujain al-Hathloul Agnès Callamard Director of Columbia University Global Freedom of Expression United Nations Special…
New landmark report calls on Media Freedom Coalition States to create an emergency visa for journalists at risk
A new advisory report published today by the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom chaired by Lord Neuberger and Amal Clooney finds that journalists face unprecedented risks to…
Kyrgyzstan: Freedom of Expression in Transition
In June 2010, Kyrgyzstan’s Southern region experienced horrific inter-ethnic violence between Kyrgyz and Uzbek groups. Some foreign voices who attempted to shed light on the…
Rights. Legal Frameworks for Artistic Freedom
Introduction The year 2018 marked the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR). This anniversary provided an opportunity to examine the challenges…