Eroding communication rights threatens democracy
Politics-informed developments in the United States of America this year so far confirm that rights and entitlements can be rolled back with the...
24 February, 2025
Rebuilding Gaza demands restoration of people’s communication rights
The question has been raised internationally: who is going to rebuild Gaza and who will pay? As yet, no one knows. There may be...
10 February, 2025
Big Tech undermine free speech and democracy
The right to freedom of expression alone is not enough to protect democratic communication and public debate, which are the cornerstones of society....
27 January, 2025
Meta: Freedom of expression for whom?
We expected 2025 to be a challenging year for human rights defenders, if only from the global political turmoil U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump...
13 January, 2025
Communication rights uphold human rights
"Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now” is the theme of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2024. The focus is on people’s inalienable rights...
09 December, 2024
What will it take to decisively end violence against women?
The 33rd edition of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign begins today. It is natural to feel despondent that...
25 November, 2024
Standing up to tyranny, protecting press freedom
The disastrous outcome of the US presidential election – for global peace, and within the USA for women’s rights, immigration, the environment, gun...
11 November, 2024
Confessions of an AI Sceptic
When it comes to generative artificial intelligence, I am a sceptic. Is it just another Big Tech tool for collecting our personal data? Will...
28 October, 2024
Holding video streaming services to account
In 2001, Jack G. Shaheen published Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People. In an analysis of over 900 films with Arab...
14 October, 2024
The Global Digital Compact: A step in the right direction
In one part of the world, in Nairobi, Kenya, street vendors are doing booming business with “art” generated by artificial intelligence whose pricing...
30 September, 2024
Summit of a Future for All?
“Summit of the Future” sounds a bit like an Avengers movie. It is in fact a much-anticipated (and much-hyped) United Nations event on...
16 September, 2024
Why we must convene local actors to tackle the climate emergency: The case of Radio Ideal
The climate emergency is a challenge of such magnitude that we tend to forget that solutions are often found at the local level...
02 September, 2024