Analyzing Freedom of Expression in Lebanon in 2018
This report was originally published by SMEX and is re-posted here with permission and thanks. Over the past four years, Lebanon has witnessed a crackdown…
Grijalva Bueno v. Ecuador
The “Sugary Drinks” Decision and European Roma Rights Centre Are Awarded 2018 Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Prizes
NEW YORK, N.Y. (April 23, 2018) — The 2018 Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Prizes will go to the Constitutional Court of Colombia and the European Roma…
Palamara Iribarne v. Chile
Usón Ramírez v. Venezuela
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…
Kimel v. Argentina
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…
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…