Topic: Freedom of expression
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Arnon Nampa
Arnon Nampa is a human rights activist and lawyer who is facing numerous criminal charges in Thailand related to alleged criticisms of the monarchy. Arnon has been convicted of violating Sections 112 (lèse majesté) and 116 (sedition) of the Thai Criminal Code, the Computer Crimes Act, the Emergency Decree, the Public Assembly Act, and the…
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Petch & Beam (Crop Top Case)
“Petch” Thanakorn (surname withheld) and “Beam” Natthakorn (pseudonym) are two Thai youth activists who have been convicted of defamation of the monarchy in violation of Section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code (lèse majesté). The two youth, age 17 at the time, were charged following a peaceful protest in opposition to Thailand’s lèse majesté law…
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Challenge to the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act
In July of 2023, President Emmerson Mnagagwa signed the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act into law, now commonly referred to as the Patriotic Act. The act classified “wilfully injuring the sovereignty and national interest of Zimbabwe” as a crime which in turn, criminalized Zimbabwe civil society, human rights defenders and journalists who criticize the…
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The criminalization of Ugandans protesting the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)
These cases concern violations of the freedom of assembly and the freedom of expression in Uganda, where environmental defenders protesting the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) have faced criminal charges for peacefully demonstrating against the project.
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Carlos Choc Case
Carlos Choc is a Mayan community journalist who has faced constant criminalization since 2017, as a result of his work documenting and investigating environmental rights violations. There is one on-going criminal proceeding against Mr. Choc.
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Schirlei Alves Case
Schirlei Alves is journalist targeted with six different lawsuits because she published a newspaper article denouncing the Brazilian justice system’s institutional violence and revictimization against Mariana Ferrer, a victim of sexual violence. The article referred to the abundance of gender stereotypes and other legal irregularities during Ferrer’s trial. After a defamation lawsuit was filed by…
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Milena Quiroz Jiménez Case
Milena Quiroz is an Afro-descendant leader and human rights defender. She is a legal representative of the Comisión de Interlocución del Sur de Bolívar, Centro y Sur del Cesar (CISBCSC) (Interlocution Commission of Sure de Bolívar, Centro, and Sur del Cesar), a member of the Cooperativa Multiactiva de Arenal (Comuarenal) (Arenal Multiactive Cooperative) and the…
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Norma Sancir Case
Indigenous journalist Norma Sancir was detained and beaten when she was covering a demonstration in September 2014. More than eight years later, the criminal procedure against the four police agents responsible for the attack is still on-going, as a result of intentional delays caused by the agents’ defense.
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Sale of Peruvian media company Epensa to El Comercio: Media concentration in Peru
This case discusses an amparo action filed by a group of journalists against a sale that consolidated Grupo El Comercio, a publishing company, as a media monopoly in Peru. The latest appeal is still pending.
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The case of Nine Women Journalists in Colombia
Nine women journalists from Colombia filed a tutela petition, asking for measures to be taken in order to protect them from the online sexist attacks they had been suffering, as a result of their work disseminating information of public interest or related to the actions of different political parties and actors. In May 2023, the…