UK university drops case against students over shared Middle East Eye posts
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,…
New Survey: US Funding Freeze Triggers Global Crisis in Human Rigths and Democracy
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…
United Nations Investigator Asks Universities To Fight Against Trump at HLS Talk
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…
Cambridge University wins legal battle to stop pro-Palestine protest
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…
UN rapporteur condemns Cambridge University for seeking to ban pro-Palestine protests
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…
Cambridge University loses bid to ban pro-Palestine protests on university sites
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…
The Impact of US Funding Freeze on Civil Society Around the World
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…
Lobbying led UK universities to adopt US-style security during Gaza protests, emails reveal
An investigation revealed that UK universities adopted security strategies inspired by US practices to deal with pro-Palestinian protests, following lobbying by university security chiefs. These managers sought support from vice-chancellors…
The draft law on the registration of non-governmental organizations will strengthen government control over the work of civil society.
Independent experts from the UN and the EU Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina have urged the Republika Srpska authorities to withdraw the draft law on registration and transparency of non-profit…
Gobierno peruano desafía acusaciones Gina Romero de la ONU sobre manejo de protestas
El Gobierno peruano, representado por la Cancillería y el Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos, expresó su desacuerdo con el informe de la Relatoría Especial de la ONU sobre los…