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| CELE at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), Nairobi |
| CELE took part in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) that was held in Nairobi, Kenya, on September 27-30, 2011. The theme of the meeting was: 'Internet as a catalyst for change: access, development, freedoms and innovation'... |
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| New working paper on the role of the press in promoting access to information |
| As the number of countries adopting ATI legislation around the world has increased in recent years, it is important to understand the role that different stakeholders play in the adoption and implementation of this kind of legislation... |
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| CELE at the Deutsche Welle Global Forum, Bonn Germany June 20th - 22nd |
| Eduardo Bertoni, Director at the Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information (CELE), was invited by the Reporter of the Freedom of the Press of the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) to participate in the Deutsche Welle Global Forum... |
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| CELE joins the Global Network Initiative |
The Center for Studies on Freedom on Expression and Access to Information at the University of Palermo School of Law in Buenos Aires -CELE- has joined the Global Network Initiative -GNI,
Commenting on CELE’s membership, Susan Morgan, Executive Director for GNI said “as GNI’s first Latin American member, CELE marks an important step in our journey to create a truly global network... |
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| International Workshop on Inter-American Model Law on Access to Public Information, Santo Domingo, June 9th and 10th, 2011 |
| Natalia Torres, CELE Researcher, was invited by the OAS to participate in a panel on the promotion of FOI legislation among public officers and citizens. This is the second seminar organized by the OAS to promote the Inter-American Model Law on Access to Public Information. |
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| CELE at the Consultation Meeting on National Security and Access to Information, Budapest, May 30th and June 1st, 2011 |
| CELE participated in the Expert Consultation Meeting on National Security and Access to Information... |
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| 1st Global Conference on Transparency Research, Newark, May 19th and 20th, 2011 |
| CELE participated in the organization of the Spring Global Conference of Researchers in Transparency that took place in Rutgers along with the University College London and World Bank Institute, among others... |
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| II International Seminar "Transparencia como modernización del Estado", Chile, April 20th and 21st, 2011 |
| The seminar was organized by the Committee of Transparency in Government in Chile, Natalia Torres, CELE Researcher presented the preliminary results of an investigation on the principles that governments have used to train and prepare their officials for the implementation of access to information laws. |
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| Second Expert Meeting on Human Rights and the Internet, Stockholm, March 30th and 31st |
| Eduardo Bertoni, Director of CELE, participated in the Second Expert Meeting on Human Rights and the Internet in Stockholm. The meeting was organized by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Frank La Rue and with the support of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of the University of Lund. |
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| International Workshop on Inter-American Model Law on Access to Public Information, México |
| Natalia Torres, CELE Researcher, participated in a panel for the incorporation of standard model laws to national laws, an international seminar on the Inter-American Model Law on Access to Public Information... |
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| Conference “It is legitimate the criminalization of social protest?”, Puerto Rico, February 24th |
| Eduardo Bertoni, Director at CELE, participated in a conference organized by the Interamericana University Law School and the Journalist Investigation Center in Puerto Rico on criminalization of freedom of speech. |
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| CELE released its research titled: Freedom of Expression in the Americas |
| Professor Eduardo Bertoni, Director of the Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information (CELE) at the School of Law, was invited by the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) and the Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)... |
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| CELE submits comments on Draft General Comment No. 34 on Article 19 to the UN Human Rights Committee |
| The UN Human Rights Committee completed in October 2010 its first reading of draft General Comment No. 34 on Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Article 19 safeguards the right to freedom of opinion and expression... |
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| Center for the Study of Freedom of Expression and Acces to Information at the Organization of American States |
| The Study Center for Freedom of Expression and Access to Information was present at the meeting of Group of Experts on Access to Information organized by the OAS to advance the development of a model law on the subject... |
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| Workshop: Journalistic shield against violence |
| Professor Eduardo Bertoni, Director of the Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information (CELE) at the Faculty of Law, participated in the workshop "The journalistic shield against violence" realized between November 30 and December 3 in Mexico... |
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| Human Rights Conference in Venezuela |
| Professor Eduardo Bertoni, Director of the Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information (CELE) at the School of Law, participated in the Human Rights Conference held in Caracas from 23 to 25 November... |
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| International Conference on Freedom of Expression in the Andes |
Professor Bertoni, Director of the Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information (CELE) at the Faculty of Law, attended the International Conference "Freedom of Expression in the Andes" held in Peru...
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