Securing Freedom of Expression through the United Nations Special

Present a workshop on:
Securing Freedom of Expression through
the United Nations Special Procedures
Case study: A journalist is arrested and detained under security
legislation for tweeting comments critical of Government policy,
what can you do to secure and defend his/her freedom of
expression? Learn how the use of the United Nations Special
Procedures can secure and defend freedom of expression and
have a go at a case study yourself.
Speakers:
Dr Nazila Ghanea, Associate Professor in International
Human Rights Law and Fellow of Kellogg College,
University of Oxford
Dr Michael Wiener, Visiting Fellow of Kellogg College,
University of Oxford
Ms Alinda Vermeer, Legal Officer, Media Legal
Defence Initiative
Time: 26 March 2015, 3.15 – 4.45 pm
Location: The Cube, Law Faculty