UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
This report focuses on the freedom of opinion and expression aspects of academic freedom.
This research report provides an overview of the human rights law framework applicable to artistic freedom of expression, highlights contemporary threat and provides recommendations for States, private actors and civil society.
The report is written with a sense of urgency about the kinds of steps that are necessary and appropriate to protect everyone’s right to freedom of opinion and expression during this and any future pandemic.
The present report explains how international human rights standards provide a framework for Governments considering regulatory options and companies determining how to respect human rights online.
This new report examines the problem of targeted surveillance and the regulation of the public-private collaboration in the sale, transfer, use and after-sales support of surveillance technologies.
By: Tina Butoiu* and Carolyn Islam** How would you feel if you were never sure if your phone was being tracked, your messages and calls tapped into, and your personal data copied? Would it make you less likely to engage
GENEVA (26 November 2019) – Lebanon’s security forces have reportedly used excessive force and failed to adequately protect protesters from violent attacks by others, despite the overwhelmingly peaceful nature of the past month’s demonstrations across the country, according to UN
Spanish GENEVA/WASHINGTON (19 November 2019) – The Special Rapporteurs on freedom of expression from the United Nations and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights have expressed concern over the slow progress in the investigation into the murder of Mexican journalist Javier
By: Kyoolee Park* A recent New York Times article describes a lawsuit filed in late October by WhatsApp against the NSO Group, which alleges that the Israeli company’s spyware compromised roughly 1,400 mobile devices of WhatsApp users. The article also