Freedom of expression
An overview of the multi-faceted right to freedom of expression and how it is protected under international law.
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Digital rights
Understanding digital rights is crucial to protecting human rights, as little of our lives today is immune from the forces of technology and the internet.
Restricting Internet access & online content
An overview of the ways in which access to the internet and online content are restricted around the world.
Defamation & reputation
An overview of freedom of expression issues in the law, including how defamation is treated in domestic and international law.
Privacy, security & data protection
An overview of the right to privacy, data protection, and protecting freedom of expression in a digital world.
Cybercrimes
Describes the different types of cybercrimes, tracks the trends, and evaluates how cybercrimes are dealt with in international law.
Hate speech
An overview of hate speech and how it is dealt with both under domestic and international law.
Censorship by private actors
An overview of the ways in which access to content and freedom of expression online are restricted by private actors.
False news, misinformation & propaganda
An overview of false news, misinformation and propaganda, including causes and potential solutions..
Litigating freedom of expression
An overview of the various rights and concepts which encompass digital rights.
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“An appalling violation of the right to freedom of speech”
The European Court Considers Media Defence’s Joint Intervention in Important Decision on Intermediary Liability
Media Defence Files Intervention at European Court Seeking to Protect Anonymity of Users Online
How Far Does the “Right to be Forgotten” Extend? Crucial Case Referred to Court of Justice of the European Union
Defamation Liability Should Not Extend to Publishers for Hyperlinking – Media Defence Files Intervention to European Court
CM Pak Limited v The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (2017)
The Islamabad High Court declared the cellular network shutdown by the Pakistani government illegal.
Ingabire Victorie Umuhoza v The Republic of Rwanda (2017)
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights grappled with a violation of freedom of expression and held that laws which limit free speech must be legitimate, necessary and proportional.
Jankovskis v Lithuania (2017)
In relation to a prisoner who had been refused access to a website containing education-related information, the European Court of Human Rights upheld the applicant’s claim of a violation of the right to freedom of expression.
Antović and Mirković v Montenegro (2017)
The European Court of Human Rights found that camera surveillance of a person’s workplace amounted to an interference with the applicants’ right to privacy.