Freedom of expression: universal, but not absolute
Formally enshrined in 1948 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, freedom of expression has arguably become the most contested element of modern representative democracy globally. While under threat in a growing number of countries, its limits are being tested in others. We are at a critical crossroads, writes researcher Yanina Welp.
This content was published on May 6, 2021 - 09:00
May 6, 2021 - 09:00
Yanina Welp
Yanina Welp is a Research fellow at the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy, Graduate Institute (Geneva), editorial coordinator at Agenda Pública and co-founder of the Red de Politólogas. Between 2008 and 2018 she was a principal researcher at the Centre for Democracy Studies and co-director of the Zurich Latin American Centre (2016-2019), both at the University of Zurich