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Freedom of expression and the right to be informed
The right to be informed can complement the right to freedom of expression. Illustration: Lisa Nelson We are bombarded with ...
Amnesty International Australia4hOpinion
Right to freedom of expression must not be stifled by contentious definition of antisemitism within Australian universities
In an effort to safeguard universities as spaces that foster freedom of expression, debate and independent thought, Amnesty ...
Supreme Court denies student’s right to wear ‘only two genders’ T-shirt at school
The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a middle-school student’s claim he had a free-speech right to wear a T-shirt stating ...
Open Global Rights8d
Children’s right to express their opinions on economic matters
What economic actors do they identify? Does the economic context affect their daily lives and, if so, in what way? Would they ...
Opinion
"Statement on Academic Freedom and Harvard by Right-of-Center Scholars, Lawyers, and Former Government Officials"
The university is a traditional sphere of free expression so fundamental to the functioning of our society that the Government's ability to control speech within that sphere by means of conditions ...
Kyrgyzstan: National Leader’s Reputation Must Not Override Right To Freedom Of Expression, UN Committee Finds
GENEVA (26 May 2025) - A national leader’s reputation must not outweigh the right to freedom of expression, the UN Human Rights Committee has ruled, finding that Kyrgyzstan violated the fundamental ...