In November 2018, the Special Rapporteur held a two-day workshop in Berlin to discuss how approaches to commercial content moderation should meaningfully integrate local engagement and input in addressing difficult areas of content, such as hate speech and threats of
Call for Submissions: The Surveillance Industry and Human Rights
Governments and non-governmental actors have increasingly used digital surveillance technologies to undermine human rights. Examples from around the world have illuminated the use of such tools to target journalists, human rights activists and organizations, and others in civil society. These
Reflections on freedom of expression in Malaysia
I am pleased to share a blog post written by Nina Benjamin and Courtney Thompson, who are currently law students at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. They support the UN Special Rapporteur’s mandate through their work with the International Justice Clinic
Why is access to information a human right?
Last week, I gave a talk in Kuala Lumpur on the importance of access to information as a human right, and its vital role in ensuring democratic participation and robust public discourse. The talk was part of a series of