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"As Good as Dead": The Impact of the Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan
London: Amnesty International (2016), 66 pp.
"This report details how Pakistan’s blasphemy laws violate human rights, both in their substance and their application – whether this is violations of human rights by the state, or abuses of the laws by non-state actors. The laws do not meet human rights standards and lack essential safeguards t
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Freedom of Expression and Defamation
Strasbourg: Council of Europe (2016), 77 pp.
"This study examines the voluminous case law of the European Court of Human Rights (“The Court”) relating to freedom of expression and defamation. It starts by clarifying the concept of defamation and positioning it in relation to freedom of expression and public debate. It explains how defamati
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The Crime of Speech: How Arab Governments Use the Law to Silence Expression Online
Electronic Frontier Foundation (2016), 31 pp.
"I have found that Saudi Arabia and Jordan rely on counterterrorism and cybercrime regulations to prosecute online activism. Egypt uses a new anti-protest law passed in 2014 and Tunisia, in contrast, relies on old defamation and anti-drug laws that have been used for decades prior to the revolution.
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Freedom of Expression, Media Law and Defamation: A Reference and Training Manual for Europe
London; Wien: Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI); International Press Institute (IPI) (2015), 56 pp.
"This manual has been produced to accompany a training workshop on defamation for lawyers and journalists in Europe. It contains resources and background material to help trainers prepare and participants to understand the issues being discussed. Participants in the workshops will be both journalist
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"The first section is dedicated to the definition of the concept of freedom of expression. First, international and regional texts are analyzed. Then, an overview of the bodies involved in the process of defining and protecting freedom of expression throughout the world is presented. The following s
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Religious Offence and Human Rights: The Implications of Defamation of Religions
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2014), lxii, 419 pp.
Media Laws and Regulations of the GCC Countries: Summary, Analysis and Recommendations
Doha: Doha Centre for Media Freedom (2013), 73 pp.
"This report represents an effort to help with the process of evaluating media laws in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. As governments consider what policies to set up to deal with new realities, this research should help provide an understanding of the current landscape. When examining
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A Survey and Critical Analysis of Council of Europe Strategies for Countering "Hate Speech"
In: The Content and Context of Hate Speech: Rethinking Regulation and Responses
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), pp. 456-498
"To summarize a very expansive set of standards and concomitant strategies, it can be said that the three main prongs to the Council of Europe's approach to countering "hate speech" are: (1) the prevention / prohibition / punishment of certain types of expression (e.g., incitement to hatred, racist
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What's Wrong with Defamation of Religion?
In: The Content and Context of Hate Speech: Rethinking Regulation and Responses
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), pp. 164-182
"In March 2010, in Geneva, the UN's Human Rights Council (HRC) voted by a narrow margin to accept a nonbinding Resolution on “Combating Defamation of Religions.” (Hereafter, “the Resolution.”) Resolutions like this one have been offered regularly at the HRC and in the General Assembly, have
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Orbing Hate? Satellite Transponders and Free Expression
In: The Content and Context of Hate Speech: Rethinking Regulation and Responses
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), pp. 514-537
Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan: A Historical Overview
Islamabad: Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) (2012), 78 pp.
Blasphemy Laws and Pakistan's Human Rights Obligations
University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review (UNDALR), volume 14 (2012), pp. 25-54
"Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are criticised for being discriminatory against religious minorities and inconsistent with human rights standards. There have been attempts in the past to amend these laws. However, after protests by religious parties, each of these attempts failed. In 2011 the debate to
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The Content and Context of Hate Speech: Rethinking Regulation and Responses
Deep Insights
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), xxiv, 544 pp.
"The contributors to this volume consider whether it is possible to establish carefully tailored hate speech policies that are cognizant of the varying traditions, histories, and values of different countries. Throughout, there is a strong comparative emphasis, with examples (and authors) drawn from
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One Step Beyond Hate Speech: Post-Soviet Regulation of "Extremist" and "Terrorist" Speech in the Media
In: The Content and Context of Hate Speech: Rethinking Regulation and Responses
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), pp. 290-305
Does International Law Provide for Consistent Rules on Hate Speech?
In: The Content and Context of Hate Speech: Rethinking Regulation and Responses
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), pp. 417-429
