Analysis and notes
Book: A history of laws on hate and abuse
Justitia’s executive director Jacob Mchangama has contributed with a chapter to the book “Threats to…
Human Rights Law Review: Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: Whatever Happened to the Right to Offend, Shock or Disturb?
Abstract In Handyside v. The United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held that…
Press coverage
a16z: 21 Experts on the future of expertise
How is expertise being redefined in the modern era? a16z posed that question to 20+…
Raseef22: حرية التعبير في العالم العربي… إلى أين؟
بعد مرور عقد على الربيع العربي، لا يزال العالم العربي يناضل ليتوافق مع أعراف الديمقراطية،…
events
RightsCon: Silencing the silenced? The impact of takedown legislation on civil liberties and victims of human rights abuses
Date and Time: June 8, 11:45 am – 12:45 pm Eastern Time Facilitator: Jacob…
ECIPE Webinar: Are Online Civil Liberties Threatened
Social media and other platforms are under growing pressure to moderate and take down content…
Podcast
Global Digital Foundation: Jacob Mchangama and the History of Hate-Speech Laws
Paul MacDonnell talks with Jacob Mchangama about the post-WWII history of attempts to constrain hateful…
Doha Debates – Course Correction: The Disrupters – Using free speech for good and evil
Social media has made it easier than ever to share ideas around the world and…
