Monthly Archives: February 2022
Colombia: Amicus Brief Challenging Rules Allowing Zero Rating
24 February 2022. The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) has submitted an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief to the Constitutional Court of Colombia outlining freedom of expression concerns raised by an exception to Colombia’s net neutrality protections. The exception enables “zero-rating” schemes, whereby Internet access providers effectively give free access to certain … Continue reading
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Regressive Changes Proposed for El Salvador’s Right to Information Law
14 February 2022. (A Spanish translation is below) CLD is concerned that proposed changes to El Salvador’s Law on Access to Public Information will limit transparency and access to information in El Salvador. This is a disappointing development given that the current law is very strong and El Salvador has historically been a regional leader. … Continue reading
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Launch of Toolkit for Judges on Freedom of Expression
7 February 2022. The Training Manual for Judges on International Standards on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, a comprehensive toolkit for supporting judges to take into account international human rights standards on freedom of expression in their decisions, is being launched today. The toolkit was prepared by the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) in … Continue reading
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