New Podcast Series! Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech
Why have kings, emperors, and governments killed and imprisoned people to shut them up? And why have countless people risked death and imprisonment to express…
Global Freedom of Expression Participated in the Southeast Asia Digital Rights Camp, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 22 – 26 October, 2017
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression participated in the Southeast Asia Digital Rights Camp (COCONET) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 22 – 26 October, 2017. The camp…
Rabat + Five: Responding Effectively to the Challenges of 2017 and Beyond
Commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Rabat Plan of Action, Dr. Agnès S. Callamard sent the video address below for the Rabat+5 Symposium organized by the Government of…
Pre-trial detention for terrorist charges in Turkey: the case against Cumhuriyet’s journalist Ahmet Şık
Given the daily arrests in Turkey, and the increasing purges against critics and opponents for alleged anti-terrorism offences, it is worth considering the judicial proceedings…
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…
In Memorium: Cherif Bassiouni
Cherif Bassiouni, one of Columbia Global Freedom of Expression’s experts, passed away last Monday, September 25, 2017. Bassiouni participated in the Justice for Free Expression…
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…
Guide for Judicial Operators on Agenda 2030 for sustainable development with emphasis on ODS 16
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched the Guide for Judicial sustainable development with an emphasis on the SDG 16. Available online, this…
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…
2016 Freedom of Expression Trends in Russia and Kazakhstan
This report provides an overview of freedom of expression developments in Russia and Kazakhstan in 2016 by analyzing a select, but diverse, set of cases…