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…
The 2018 Global Freedom of Expression Prize Nominations Are Open!
NOMINATIONS FORM IN ENGLISH FORMULARIO DE NOMINACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL The Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Prizes celebrate judicial decisions and legal services around the world…
IBAHRI Report: Advice on Promoting More Effective Investigations into Abuses Against Journalists
This report was first published by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute. It is reproduced here with permission and thanks. The Panel is considering…
Transparency, freedom of information and the rule of law: threatened journalists and protection mechanisms
On May 8th 2018, in recognition of the 25th World Press Freedom Day, Ossigeno per l’Informazione and the Authority for Communications Guarantees (AGCOM), in collaboration with…
Pro bono defence for journalists: two legal defence centres fighting for press freedom in Italy
Pro bono defence for journalists: two legal defence centres fighting for press freedom in Italy Ossigeno per l’Informazione and the Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties…
JX Fund Report: A New Phase in the Fight for Press Freedom in Russia
JX Fund, an initiative that supports exiled media, published a report Locking Down the Windows: A New Phase in the Fight for Press Freedom in…
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…
Arts. Protecting and Promoting Artistic Freedom
Introduction Conflicts over artistic expression frequently stem from tensions within societies, which are based on opposing political, social or religious views and traditions. Some of these…
License to Protest: Examining the Role of Constitutional Courts in Upholding the Right to Protest
Part III Action Research & Resource Centre, an organization based in New Delhi, India, that works with intersectional themes of law, human rights, and social…
Submission on the Prevention and Combatting of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill
Abstract The following brief was submitted in response to The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development of South Africa’s Prevention and Combatting of Hate Crimes…