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…
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…
Human Rights 365: Every Right, Every Day, for Every One
Article published December 10, 2014 in The Daily Star, Lebanon. [1] On December 10, we celebrate international human rights day. This year’s theme – Human Rights…
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…
CGFoE’s 10th Anniversary, Keynote Speech by Dr. Hawley Johnson
Keynote Address by Dr. Hawley Johnson at CGFoE’s 10th Anniversary Celebration April 25, 2024 Italian Academy, Columbia University, New York City Watch Dr. Hawley Johnson…
Revisiting Section 66A: An Afterword To A Concluded Tale
On 24th March, 2015, the Supreme Court of India struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 as unconstitutional, in Shreya Singhal v.…
Argentina: Current Trends in Freedom of Expression Jurisprudence
Argentina has developed strong protections for the right to freedom of expression, especially through the Supreme Court’s rich and vast jurisprudence in this area. During…