Today, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression published a research paper assessing trends in State regulation of encryption and digital privacy and security practices in the Information and Communications Technology (“ICT”) sector. This paper is a follow-up to
UN Human Rights Experts urge Australian Parliament to Reconsider Draconian Espionage Bill
This week, the Special Rapporteurs on freedom of expression, human rights and counter-terrorism, and the situation of human rights defenders urged the Australian Parliament to reconsider a Bill that would unfairly and severely penalize whistle-blowers, journalists, and activists. While the
Turkey in the ECtHR
Last June, the European Court of Human Rights communicated a set of eight cases involving journalists detained in Turkey. In October, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights filed written observations on those cases and a few others, which
Platform Regulation: A Preface
This blog post is the preface for Luca Belli and Nicolo Zingales (Forthcoming). Platform Regulations. Official Outcome of the UN IGF Dynamic Coalition on Platform Responsibility, to be presented at the Internet Governance Forum 2018. 2017 presented increasingly difficult challenges