Launch of online information sessions: “Legal protection of press cartoonists”

Together with Cartooning for Peace, we are pleased to announce the launch of information sessions designed specifically for cartoonists, as part of the project “Support to the Legal Protection of press cartoonists” administrated by the Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF) managed by UNESCO. The main objective of the project is to improve the legal protection […]

Convocatoria: Clรญnica de litigio en libertad de expresiรณn para Amรฉrica Latina

Media Defence abre convocatoria para la participaciรณn de abogados y abogadas que trabajan en Amรฉrica Latina en su clรญnica de litigio en libertad de expresiรณn. Las personas escogidas recibirรกn materiales de aprendizaje en lรญnea y despuรฉs formarรกn parte de una mesa de trabajo de cuatro dรญas. Quienes participen formarรกn parte activa de una red de […]

Reading List: An introduction to litigating at regional mechanisms in Africa

Find out more about litigation at regional mechanisms in Africa

At Media Defence, we’ve created a Training Resource Hub with lots of great resources on digital rights. The Hub covers ten digital rights themes, such as defamation, privacy and restrictions to online content. In this blog, weโ€™ve put together some resources to help you learn more about litigating at regional mechanisms in Africa. Take a […]

Media Defence Launches the Training Resource Hub

Digital rights feature on the Resource Hub

Media Defence is excited to launch its new Training Resource Hub! Through this new Hub, we’ve collated all our training materials into one easy-to-use site. We’ve designed it for lawyers interested in litigating digital rights cases, but who may not have experience doing so. Other legal professionals and law students may also find it useful. […]

[NOW CLOSED] Call for Consultants: Trainer at Litigation Surgery on Digital Rights Freedom of Expression Online (French-Speaking)

Purpose of the consultancy contract The purpose of the consultancy contract is for a French-speaking trainer to create recorded presentations and host discussions sessions for lawyers in West and Central Africa on digital rights and freedom of expression online. Background Media Defenceโ€™s vision is a world where journalists no longer face legal challenges that threaten […]

[NOW CLOSED] Appel ร  Candidatures : Formateur/rice pour lโ€™Atelier de Litiges Relatifs aux Droits Numรฉriques et ร  la Libertรฉ dโ€™Expression en Afrique de l’Ouest et en Afrique Centrale (Francophone)

Media Defence cherche ร  embaucher un(e) consultant(e) francophone qui crรฉera le matรฉriel de formation, notamment par le biais de prรฉsentations sur les droits numรฉriques et la libertรฉ d’expression en ligne. Le formateur ou la formatrice crรฉera les prรฉsentations en collaboration avec Media Defence, sโ€™appuyant sur les modules de synthรจse sur les droits numรฉriques et la […]

[NOW CLOSED] Appel ร  Candidatures: Atelier de Litiges Relatifs aux Droits Numรฉriques et ร  la Libertรฉ dโ€™Expression en Ligne en Afrique de l’Ouest et en Afrique Centrale

Black History Month

Media Defence invite les avocats basรฉs au Bรฉnin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire, Guinรฉe, Mali, Niger, Sรฉnรฉgal, Togo et en Rรฉpublique dรฉmocratique du Congo ร  envoyer leur dossier de candidature pour participer au prochain atelier de litiges relatifs ร  la libertรฉ dโ€™expression, aux droits numรฉriques et ร  lโ€™internet. Les candidats retenus auront accรจs aux matรฉriels […]

Media Defence Annonce le Lancement des ยซ Modules de Synthรจse sur les Litiges Relatifs aux Droits Numรฉriques et ร  la Libertรฉ d’Expression en Ligne ยป

Pour la version anglaise, cliquez ici For the English version, click here Les ยซ Modules de synthรจse sur les litiges relatifs aux droits numรฉriques et ร  la libertรฉ d’expression en ligne ยป ont pour but de fournir un aperรงu de principes pertinents et de la jurisprudence aux avocats en Afrique subsaharienne s’intรฉressant aux droits numรฉriques. […]