Columbia Global Freedom of Expression (CGFoE) 10th anniversary - Safeguarding Free Expression: The Role of Judicial Systems in Pivotal Times

Thu, Apr 25, 2024 9:00 AM (EDT)

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Description: On Thursday April 25 2024 Columbia Global Freedom of Expression (CGFoE) will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a full day event 'Safeguarding Free Expression: The Role of Judicial Systems in Pivotal Times' at the Italian Academy in NYC. The event will include CGFoE's 2024 Prize Ceremony, and is supported by UNESCO through the Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) and the Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF).

PRGRAM (All times EDT = UTC-4)

10:00 Opening Session
Alejandra Negrete Morayta, CGFoE Member, Manager of the 2024 CGFoE Prizes
Catalina Botero, UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Expression at Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Aryeh Neier, President Emeritus, Open Society Foundations

10:30 PANEL - Breakthrough Verdicts: Legal Decisions Shaping the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Eduardo Bertoni, Director of the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, American University Washington College of Law
Karuna Nundy, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Sarah Peeters, Programme Officer – Development of the Legal Profession, Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU)
Barbora Bukovská, Senior Director for Law and Policy, ARTICLE 19, UK
Alice Gardoll, Chief of Staff, Office of Amal Clooney
Moderator: Mehdi Benchelah, Senior Project Officer – Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section – UNESCO

13:00 BOOK TALK - Truth, Justice, and the Power of Journalism
Elena Kostyuchenko, author of I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country
Paul Caruana Galizia, author of A Death in Malta: An Assassination and a Family’s Quest for
Moderator: Marija Šajkaš, CGFoE

14:00 PANEL - Critical Legal Frontiers: Global Challenges to Freedom of Expression
Caroline James, Advocacy Coordinator, AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism
Alexander Papachristou, Executive Director, Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice
Barbara Trionfi, Author, IPI Report Climate / Environmental Journalism Under Fire
Jorge Calderón Gamboa, Independent Expert, UN Program Harmony With Nature
Mishi Choudhary, Senior Vice-President and General Counsel, Virtru
Professor Nikolaus Forgo, Head of the Department of Innovation and Digitalization in Law, University of Vienna
Moderator: Sandra Coliver, Former Senior Legal Officer, Open Society Justice Initiative, USA

16:00 2024 Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Prize Ceremony
Performance by singer Vivir Quintana, “Canción sin miedo” (Song without fear)
Keynote:: Elena Kostyuchenko, Russian journalist and activist
Presentation of the winner in “Significant Legal Ruling” by Caroline James, amaBhugane Investigative Journalism Center
Presentation of the winner in “Excellence in Legal Services” category by Barbora Bukovská, Senior Director for Law and Policy, ARTICLE 19

16:50 Closing Remarks
Hawley Johnson, Associate Director, CGFoE

LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/cgfoe10
Location: https://isoc.live/17693
Start: Thu, Apr 25, 2024 9:00 AM (EDT / GMT-04:00)
End: Thu, Apr 25, 2024 5:00 PM (EDT / GMT-04:00)

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