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Author: Sarah Joseph

Facebook’s Dilemmas With Hate Speech, Fake Speech And Free Speech

Published July 19, 2019 by Sarah Joseph in Civil and political rights, Freedom from hate speech, Freedom of Expression, Internet, Mark Zuckerberg, Media, Social media
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The Khashoggi report to the UN Human Rights Council and the Rights to Life of Journalists

Published July 4, 2019July 19, 2019 by Sarah Joseph in Agnes Callamard, Human Rights Council, Jamal Khashoggi, Right to life, Saudi Arabia
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Hakeem Al-Araibi’s case is a test of world soccer’s human rights credentials. Here’s why

Published January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 by Sarah Joseph in Asylum, Refugees, Sport
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As the US leaves the UN Human Rights Council, it may leave more damage in its wake

Published June 20, 2018May 7, 2019 by Sarah Joseph in Human Rights Council, Israel, United States
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Roseanne’s implosion: when art, freedom of speech and social media collide

Published June 1, 2018May 7, 2019 by Sarah Joseph in Freedom from hate speech, Freedom of Expression, Social media
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Is Facebook’s business model compatible with human rights?

Published April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 by Sarah Joseph in Freedom of Expression, Mark Zuckerberg, Right to privacy, Social media
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Academic freedom and the suspension of Roz Ward

Published June 2, 2016June 2, 2016 by Sarah Joseph in Discrimination, Freedom of Expression, Social media
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Tony Abbott’s contempt for international human rights law

Published March 31, 2016June 16, 2016 by Sarah Joseph in Australia, Freedom from torture, Indonesia, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka, Tony Abbott, War crimes
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Australia found to have breached the human rights of David Hicks

Published February 22, 2016March 22, 2016 by Sarah Joseph in Australia, Cuba (Guantanamo Bay), David Hicks, Extraterritorial obligations, Freedom from arbitrary detention, UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies, United States
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On the ground at Australia’s Universal Periodic Review

Published November 16, 2015March 23, 2016 by Sarah Joseph in Asylum, Australia, Human Rights Council
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