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
UN’s chief freedom of expression monitor urges States, companies to provide robust protections for encryption
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