Court case strengthens workers’ right to keep correspondence private
By Emil Weber The case of a Romanian who was sacked from his office job in Bucharest has created stronger privacy protection standards, thanks to…
Insulting Accusation of Domestic Violence
This post originally appeared on Strasbourg Observers and is reproduced here with permission and thanks. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), delivered an interesting…
Response to “Does Julian Assange Merit Support and Solidarity?”
This is a letter sent to Columbia Global Freedom of Expression from an attendee of the”Press Freedom, National Security and Whistleblowers: From Julian Assange to…
Queens World Film Festival: Seven Films Celebrate Freedom of Expression. March 15-25, 2018
Queens World Film Festival (QWFF) celebrates 70 years of the signage of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its Article 19 that guarantees freedom…
Brazil: New Law on the Right of Reply Puts News Entities at Risk
In 2009, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) struck-down the Federal Press Act, a law enacted during the country’s military dictatorship period. Since the STF decision,…
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…
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…
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…
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…