Project Updates
Protecting Digital Rights in Uganda
On July 28th, ISLP delivered a workshop for Ugandan lawyers on Defending Digital Rights and Freedoms. The virtual session was hosted in partnership with the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), the Centre for Law and [...]
Digital Rights Defenders in Mozambique get a Boost from ISLP’s Media Law Working Group
ISLP has partnered with Media Institute of Southern Africa - Mozambique (MISA Mozambique) chapter to launch a series of initiatives to support freedom of expression through digital and human rights. Media freedom is of significant concern in Mozambique; the country was ranked 116 [...]
ISLP Contributes to New Toolkit on State Equity Participation in African Mining Companies
By Scot Anderson, ISLP Volunteer and Hogan Lovells Partner ISLP recently assisted the World Bank and the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) in the development of a Toolkit for State Equity Participation in Mining Companies. This toolkit is an [...]
ISLP Continues to Defend the Right to Freedom of Expression: Updates from Tunisia and Algeria
Attacks on journalists who expose corruption and other wrong-doing by government officials in their own countries continue unabated around the world. ISLP’s Media Law Working Group Chair Richard “Dick” Winfield has described this worldwide crackdown on freedom of expression [...]
ISLP 20th Anniversary Virtual Celebration
Watch our 20th anniversary celebration from November 16th, 2021 and special thanks to our event sponsors.
UNESCO recognizes ISLP
In our June newsletter, we detailed the methodology used by ISLP's Media Law Working Group (MLWG) to defend journalists and bloggers whose right to freedom of expression is under attack by their own governments in contravention to their treaty [...]