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…
Italy: a case endangering journalists’ rights to report and protect their sources
The on-going case involving Italian journalists Davide Vecchi and Augusto Mattioli poses fundamental questions for investigative journalism in Italy. In particular, the case highlights issues…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…