Global Censorship Requires a Global Response
Global Censorship Requires a Global Response
Governments across the world are imposing and enforcing laws to silence free expression, and even free thought.
Increasingly, we are seeing not only the failure to protect free speech, but also the introduction of measures by the state to actively silence and sanction free expression.
Learn more about these cases to see how ADF International is standing against global censorship:
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Governments should focus on protecting speech, not squashing it
Freedom of speech is a prerequisite for a free society, and a fundamental human right guaranteed by every major human rights treaty. Upholding this right is essential for the protection of all of our human rights.
State-driven censorship fuels cancel culture and a climate of fear. Once the state starts censoring “unpopular” speech, there is no logical stopping point.
Without free speech, every human right is imperiled
In a free society, ideas should be challenged with ideas, not censorship
As international human rights advocates with deep expertise in defending the right to free speech, ADF International is uniquely positioned to address the escalating censorship crisis in Brazil.
Our work focuses on the international institutions – including the Organization of American States – which were set up to ensure states respect their human rights commitments.
In Brazil, our work includes petitioning the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to intervene and protect the fundamental right to free speech in Brazil, holding the state to account for violating its international legal obligations.
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