Freedom of Expression
The Freedom of Expression is a centuries-old concept that is still not recognized as an absolute right in many parts of the world.
Finding the right balance between protecting the freedom of expression and ensuring that this freedom is not used to justify the spreading of hatred and divide is a challenge. We strive towards speaking for the silenced and representing the restricted. Understanding what comes under one’s freedom of expression and where reasonable restrictions may be imposed, is an important exploration, given the increasing instances of censorship occurring around the world.
Issues We Are Currently Working On
- Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
- Free speech and the right to expression: where is it absolute and why?
- Reasonable restrictions: whether they are reasonable or not
- Freedom of press and of artistic expression
- What amounts to expression? Which expressions are protected?
- Is this right inalienable, universal, and fundamental?
- Violation of this right, consequences and penalization
Insights
Tackling Online Harms: A Global Overview of Legal Challenges and Policy Developments
In the digital age, online harms – ranging from hate speech, cyberbullying, child sexual exploitation, and misinformation to algorithmic bias and surveillance – pose complex ch
The role of impartial reporting in upholding democratic processes
According to Freedom House, political rights and civil liberties have seen a decline in democracies in general. According to their Freedom in the World 2021 Report, India, among th
The increasing number of internet blackouts worldwide is cause for concern
While internet blackouts first found favor in situations of political unrest, over the years, the practice has expanded to restrict issues not involving large scale opposition or v
Regulating AI algorithms and hate speech
Social media giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter have been condemned repeatedly over their lax attitudes in curbing hate speech. More and more countries are facing the rise
BLM and CAA protests: The increasing use of facial recognition technology by governments against protesters
The beginning of 2020 witnessed the continuation of widespread protests against India’s new citizenship laws which proposed to exclude Muslims from its purview. Reports surfaced