Press Freedom, National Security and Whistleblowers: From Julian Assange to the White House
The Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, the Courage Foundation, the Knight First Amendment Institute, and the Open Society Justice Initiative is hosting this panel discussion between 5.30 pm and 7.30 pm on Tuesday 15 October 2019 at Columbia University.
The panel will discuss Edward Snowden’s exile, Chelsea Manning’s imprisonment, espionage charges against Julian Assange, recent raids on reporters offices by Australian authorities and Trump labelling whistleblowers as traitors and debate the ramifications of these cases on press freedoms and freedom of expression.
Panellists include:
Agnes Callamard - Director of Columbia Global Freedom of Expression; UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
Sandra Coliver - Senior Managing Legal Officer for Freedom of Information, Expression, Assembly & Association at the Open Society Justice Initiative
Carrie DeCell - Staff Attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute
Nancy Hollander - Attorney at Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward P.A.; Associate Tenant at London’s Doughty Street Chambers
Nils Melzer - UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; Human Rights Chair at the Geneva Academy; Professor of International Law at the University of Glasgow
The panel discussion will be live-streamed on Twitter by Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @ColumbiaGFOE
To find more information and register to attend here.