Chamada para Candidaturas: Oficina de Litígio sobre Liberdade de Expressão no Brasil
11 a 13 de dezembro de 2023, São Paulo, Brasil A Media Defence abre uma convocatória para uma oficina de litígio sobre o direito à liberdade de expressão no Brasil. A oficina ocorrerá em São Paulo, Brasil, de 11 a 13 de dezembro de 2023. Os participantes se tornarão membros ativos de uma rede jurídica […]
Call for Consultants: Modules on Digital Rights and Freedom of Expression in Europe
Purpose of the consultancy contract The purpose of the consultancy contract is to draft nine modules on digital rights and freedom of expression in Europe. Background Media Defence’s vision is a world where journalists no longer face legal challenges that threaten their ability to report freely and independently on issues of public interest, allowing citizens […]
Call for Applications: Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery
3-5 October 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In partnership with the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, Media Defence is calling for applications from lawyers based in Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Mongolia, Thailand and Vietnam to participate in a forthcoming litigation surgery on the right to freedom of expression. The litigation […]
International Women’s Day: Digital Rights Advocate Gladys Mbuyah
Gladys Mbuyah is a barrister and renowned human rights activist working in Cameroon. She has been part of Media Defence’s network for several years, having attended our digital rights litigation surgeries. She is currently part of our peer support programme for women lawyers in sub-Saharan Africa. President of the Cameroon Bar Association Social Affairs Commission, […]
Webinar – Amicus Curiae Interventions in Freedom of Expression Cases: A UNESCO Guide
On the 9th of February 2023 UNESCO and Media Defence hosted a webinar about UNESCO’s guide on amicus curiae interventions in freedom of expression cases. The event was held in English and Spanish, with simultaneous translation to French, Spanish and English available to all attendees. The context The UNESCO guide aims to provide practical information […]
Nueva serie de guías para litígio de libertad de expresión en América Latina para abogados y abogadas
Nos complace anunciar nuestras nuevas guías sobre litigios de libertad de expresión en América Latina. Hemos publicado los documentos en nuestra Biblioteca de recursos. Usted puede clicar aquí para leerlos. Por el momento los documentos sólo están disponibles en español. Las doce guías cubren temas como Estándares internacionales e interamericanos sobre libertad de expresión Acceso […]
New Modules for Lawyers Litigating Freedom of Expression Cases in Latin America
The Modules We are excited to announce our new modules on litigating freedom of expression cases in Latin America. We have uploaded the modules to our Resource Hub, please click here to read them. They are currently only available in Spanish. The twelve modules cover topics such as: International and inter-American standards on freedom of […]
Black History Month: Talking Freedom of Expression with Journalist & Lawyer Nadine Kampire
October is Black History Month. Last year, we celebrated the work of trailblazing lawyers and journalists in sub-Saharan Africa This year, we interview Nadine Kampire, who participated in our first women-only litigation surgery in Nairobi this August. We organised the litigation surgery as part of our EWDRA project. Nadine Kampire is a Congolese journalist and […]
[NOW CLOSED] Call for Consultants: Independent Evaluation of ‘Empowering Women in Digital Rights Advocacy’ project
The consultancy We are looking to engage an experienced evaluation consultant to carry out an interim and final evaluation of one of our projects. The project, called Empowering Women in Digital Rights Advocacy (EWDRA), is based in sub-Saharan Africa and began late last year. In addition, the consultant will conduct independent research with an intersectional […]
[NOW CLOSED] Call for Consultants: Update of Content for Resource Hub on Digital Rights
The Consultancy We are looking to hire a consultant to review and update the existing Resource Hub content. The Resource Hub covers digital rights and freedom of expression online for practicing lawyers in East, West and Southern Africa. Background The Resource Hub is structured as an entry point to all of Media Defence’s training materials […]
[NOW CLOSED] Call for Applications: East Africa Women Litigation Surgery
23 to 25 August 2022, Nairobi, Kenya Media Defence is calling for applications from women lawyers based in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda to participate in a forthcoming litigation surgery on the right to freedom of expression and digital rights, with particular focus on online violence against journalists. This litigation surgery will be […]
[NOW CLOSED] Call for Consultants: Modules on Online Violence Against Journalists
Purpose of the consultancy contract The purpose of the consultancy contract is to draft three modules looking at online violence against journalists, in particular women journalists. Background Media Defence’s vision is a world where journalists no longer face legal challenges that threaten their ability to report freely and independently on issues of public interest, allowing […]