by Katherine Dolgenos | Mar 23, 2022 | All, Asia, China, Covid-19, Cybersecurity, Human Rights, Internet Law, National Security
After initially downplaying the COVID-19 pandemic and preventing medical professionals from speaking out, the Chinese government reversed course and acted swiftly to stop the virus from spreading. The government’s public health measures included extensive data...
by Elizabeth Duncan | Mar 22, 2022 | All, Biometrics, India, South Asia
Biometric identification, the use of unique physical characteristics to identify an individual, is at the forefront of the growing intersection between technology and governance. Biometric identification programs, especially in areas with poor pre-existing paper-based...
by Elizabeth Schroeder | Mar 21, 2022 | All, Comparative Law, North America, Uncategorized
A note on language: I use both “identity-first” (disabled person) and “people-first” (person with a disability) language throughout this article. People with disabilities are not a homogenous group, and different people have distinct preferences of how they would like...
by Laura Holt, Rebecca Nica and Arturo J. Carrillo | Mar 19, 2022 | All, Comparative Law, Middle East & North Africa, Pakistan, Special Features, Uncategorized
March 2022 This article was prepared by members of the GW Law Civil and Human Rights Law Clinic as part of the Clinic’s research and advocacy from 2020 to 2022. I. Introduction In Pakistan, criminal defamation laws are aggressively used by both civilians and the...
by Esteban Munoz Calle | Mar 17, 2022 | All, Human Rights, Latin America, Peacekeeping
Since the 1960s, Colombia has been engaged in a civil war with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC). Although the FARC formed in 1964, it was not until the 1980s that it burst into the national...
