Welcome to the first edition of the FoAA Chronicle, the newsletter of the UN Special Rapporteur Voule. The UN Special Rapporteur Clément Voule launches a new newsletter designed to keep…Continue reading FoAA Chronicle 1st Edition Jan-March 2022
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The Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association recently led a series of communications addressed to the governments of India, Saudi Arabia, and the…Continue reading India: The mandate calls for safeguarding environmental defenders and upholding freedom of assembly
By: Areeb Ullah The University of Essex (United Kingdom) closed the case against six students investigated for sharing Middle East Eye posts about the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh,…Continue reading UK university drops case against students over shared Middle East Eye posts
A recent survey by the EU System for an Enabling Environment (EU SEE) network reveals that the freezing of funds by the United States has directly affected 67% of civil…Continue reading New Survey: US Funding Freeze Triggers Global Crisis in Human Rigths and Democracy
During a talk at Harvard Law School, the United Nations Special Rapporteur urged the university to firmly uphold freedom of expression and protect its international students from deportation threats by…Continue reading United Nations Investigator Asks Universities To Fight Against Trump at HLS Talk
It is with deep sadness that I receive the news of the suspension of operations of the World Movement for Democracy. This is truly heartbreaking news. From the bottom of…Continue reading Thank you WMD
Cambridge University obtained a temporary injunction banning pro-Palestinian protests this weekend to prevent the disruption of its graduation ceremony. However, Judge Fordham rejected the university’s request to extend this ban…Continue reading Cambridge University wins legal battle to stop pro-Palestine protest
The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly, Gina Romero, condemned Cambridge University for attempting to obtain a court order to ban pro-Palestinian protests on its premises, accusing it of…Continue reading UN rapporteur condemns Cambridge University for seeking to ban pro-Palestine protests
A U.K. judge rejected Cambridge University’s request to impose a five-year injunction banning pro-Palestinian protests on its premises, restricting demonstrations only during this Saturday’s graduation ceremony. The decision was hailed…Continue reading Cambridge University loses bid to ban pro-Palestine protests on university sites
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Gina Romero, expressed deep concern over the U.S. administration’s decision to freeze federal funding and…Continue reading The Impact of US Funding Freeze on Civil Society Around the World
