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…
Hate Speech & Incitement to Violence Against LGBTI Persons
Published in 2015, the report “Hate Speech and Incitement to Violence Against LGBTI Persons in the Americas” provides an overview of the Inter-American legal framework…
Toolkit on freedom of expression, access to information and safety of journalists for judicial schools
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Ibero-American Network of Judicial Schools (RIAEJ), jointly with outstanding international partners, are pleased to…
Conflating a Journalist’s Criticism with Terrorism
Prosecutors in Turkey are hard at work putting journalists in jail for publishing articles critical of the regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, citing their…
Russia: Content Analysis Serves as a Tool of Biased Courts
Magomednabi Magomedov, a Salafist imam, received a five-year prison term from a military court for giving an allegedly unlawful sermon in 2016 in Dagestan. To help…
Plan for Action for Religious Leaders and Actors to Prevent Incitement to Violence that Could Lead to Atrocity Crimes
On July 14, 2017, the Plan of Action for Religious Leaders and Actors to Prevent Incitement to Violence that Could Lead to Atrocity Crimes was…
Catalysts for Collaboration Launched!
More and more countries are adopting legislation that threatens human rights online. The Catalysts for Collaboration website encourages internet activists to collaborate across disciplinary silos…
ECPMF ECtHR Conference e-book: introduction, presentations and conclusions
EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR PRESS AND MEDIA FREEDOM – ECPMF-ECtHR Conference e-book On March 24, 2017 the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom with…
Analysis of 2016 Decisions on Free Expression of the European Court of Human Rights
Amalie Bang published an article outlining Case Law from the European Court of Human Rights in 2016 on the National Law Review. This article provides…
2017 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
The Special Rapporteur’s June 2017 Report to the Human Rights Council – Freedex In his latest report, the Special Rapporteur examines the duty of States…