How to better protect HRDs from SLAPPs: A practical defence guide for European lawyers

Posted on 06.05.2024

SLAPPs are destructive to civil society and public interest. Training and awareness-raising activities appear to be the best strategy at our disposal to effectively tackle abusive lawsuits and respond to the shrinking space for civil society in Europe.

Can conceptualising whistleblowers as ‘human rights defenders’ improve their protection under the ECHR?

Posted on 29.04.2024

Whistleblowing, particularly on issues that relate to human rights, is an important means of keeping governments accountable. Some whistleblowers could also be viewed as carrying out the function of a human rights defender. This designation can help improve their protection under the ECHR.

Can conceptualising whistleblowers as ‘human rights defenders’ improve their protection under the ECHR?

Posted on 29.04.2024

Whistleblowing, particularly on issues that relate to human rights, is an important means of keeping governments accountable. Some whistleblowers could also be viewed as carrying out the function of a human rights defender. This designation can help improve their protection under the ECHR.

Can conceptualising whistleblowers as ‘human rights defenders’ improve their protection under the ECHR?

Posted on 29.04.2024

Whistleblowing, particularly on issues that relate to human rights, is an important means of keeping governments accountable. Some whistleblowers could also be viewed as carrying out the function of a human rights defender. This designation can help improve their protection under the ECHR.

Twelfth Issue of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine

Posted on 26.04.2024

Following the success of many important activities of our network, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the twelfth edition of its seasonal Magazine in English and Italian.

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