The Columbia University Global Freedom of Expression Initiative seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on FoE and FoI around the world.
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression was established in 2014 by Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger , a noted First Amendment scholar, bringing together international experts and activists with the University’s faculty and students to survey, document, and strengthen free expression. Dr. Agnès Callamard, a distinguished human rights advocate and former director of the organization ARTICLE 19, is executive director.