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CATEGORY: Statements
Jodie Ginsberg: “The idea that we can prevent future crimes by policing expression is a dangerous road to go down”
Crimes motivated by misandry — a contempt for men — ageism and prejudice against certain alternative cultures, such as goths or punks, may soon be added to hate crime legislation in England and Wales.
Adopt a ‘human rights by design’ approach towards regulating online content, say civil society groups
Global Partners Digital, Index on Censorship and Open Rights Group are concerned about recent government proposals and announcements related to the regulation of online content, which could have significant adverse impacts on human rights, and particularly freedom of expression.
Proposed changes to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill are welcome
Index on Censorship welcomes the amendments to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill proposed by the Joint Committee on Human Rights.
Groups call for public inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder
Index joins international organisations in calling on Malta’s government to hold a public inquiry into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
House of Lords must stop the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill in its tracks
Index on Censorship is urging the House of Lords to stop the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill being enacted in its current form. The House of Lords will begin considering the bill tomorrow.
Bulgarian authorities must promptly investigate murder of Viktoria Marinova
Index on Censorship is shocked and saddened at the murder of a third journalist in the European Union in the last 12 months, following the killings of Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta and Jan Kuciak and his partner in Slovakia.
Egypt sentences Amal Fathy for video on sexual harassment
Index on Censorship condemns the sentence handed down to Amal Fathy – an Egyptian woman who made a video about her experience of sexual harassment.
Harlem Désir: UK counter-terrorism bill “risks creating a chilling effect on journalistic freedom”
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, has today written to the UK government to express his concerns about the impacts of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill on media freedom, which Index on Censorship and others have criticised.
UK counter-terrorism law would restrict freedom of expression
Freedom of expression campaigners, human rights groups and legal experts are raising concerns that proposed new counter-terrorism legislation in the United Kingdom would restrict freedom of expression and limit access to information online.
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression