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An overview of the multi-faceted right to freedom of expression and how it is protected under international law.
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.
An overview of the ways in which access to the internet and online content are restricted around the world.
An overview of freedom of expression issues in the law, including how defamation is treated in domestic and international law.
An overview of the right to privacy, data protection, and protecting freedom of expression in a digital world.
Describes the different types of cybercrimes, tracks the trends, and evaluates how cybercrimes are dealt with in international law.
An overview of hate speech and how it is dealt with both under domestic and international law.
An overview of the ways in which access to content and freedom of expression online are restricted by private actors.
An overview of false news, misinformation and propaganda, including causes and potential solutions..
An overview of the various rights and concepts which encompass digital rights.
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights held that Rwanda’s criminal defamation law was a violation of the right to freedom of expression and was neither necessary nor proportionate in a democratic society.
The High Court of Delhi, India ordered the police to remove content published without the subject’s consent on a website and search engines to de-index that content from their search results.
The Johannesburg High Court in South Africa held that an article published about a businesswoman was defamatory and ordered it be removed from all online and social media platforms in addition to the publication of an apology.
The High Court of Delhi, India directed internet intermediaries to remove explicit videos of an actor that had been uploaded without her consent.
The Johannesburg High Court in South Africa held that a defamation case brought by a former executive of a state entity constituted a SLAPP suit.
The European Court of Human Rights referred for the first time to the notion of SLAPP (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation) in a civil defamation suit brought by a Russian regional state body against a media company.
Defamation is frequently used to unjustly stifle dissent. However, it can provide a genuine remedy for those whose reputations are harmed by the statements or actions of others. Part of the Modules on Litigating Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights in South and Southeast Asia.
La diffamation est fréquemment utilisée pour étouffer injustement la dissidence. Néanmoins, elle peut constituer un véritable recours pour les personnes lésées par les déclarations ou les actions d’autrui.
Note: this Factsheet deals with issues of a sensitive nature relating to harassment and gender-based violence. The relationship between gender and online harassment Online harassment and intimidation through text messages, phone calls or social media — often known as cyberstalking or cyber-harassment — severely restricts the enjoyment that persons have of their rights online, particularly…