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Access to public information in Europe - Wikipedia Item

The new thematic article "Access to public information in Europe " has been created in Wikipedia in October 2016. The article is the first of the series dedicated to the right of access to public information and will be followed by several country-specific items.

Whistleblowing - Prof. Dirk Voorhoof at #ECPMF2016 Conference - HTML5 video

A detailed academic and practical insight by Professor Voorhoof into the case law of the ECtHR concerning access to information, protection of leaks, whistleblowing and journalists.

Freedom of Expression: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights - HTML5 video

UNESCO, GIZ and Article19 created an informative animation video on the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and Freedom of Expression in Africa

Concentration of Media Ownership in Ireland - Reports

A new study on Irish media pluralism (commissioned by MEP Lynn Boylan), presented at the ECPMF Conference 2016, stresses that Ireland has one of the most concentrated media markets in Europe.

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights' report on Croatia - Reports

Council of Europe Commissione for Human Rights raises concern about weak protection of journalists’ rights and working conditions and the independence of public service media in Croatia

Bookmarks - A manual for combating hate speech online - Manuals

No Hate Speech Movement has published a new Bookmarks hate speech manual – Revised edition (2016) – with the inclusion of the Guide to Human Rights for Internet Users

Human Rights in a Positive State - Books

This book critically and comprehensively engages with the European Court of Human Rights’ positive obligations case law, including references to media law matters

ECtHR ruling in Delfi and MTE cases: More Questions Than Answers - Legal Resources

The role of online news portals as intermediaries and their liability for user-generated content has been at the centre of two recent ECtHR cases (DELFI and MTE). Divergent outcomes leave room for many questions

Recent developments of the ECtHR case law on freedom of expression - HTML5 video

An informative video presentation on the overview of the European Court of Human Rights case law concerning freedom of expression, media and journalism in 2015

Italy: new bill against cyberbullying endangers freedom of expression on the web - Legal Resources

OssigenoInformazione warns against restrictions of freedom of expression on the web that may derive from the newly adopted bill against cyberbullying