Transnational Bodies

Turley: Reject Call for Increased Internet Governance

May 06, 2020

Responding to the recent call of Jack Goldsmith and Andrew Woods for increased government oversight of the Internet, Jonathan Turley attacks the “dangerous liberal ideas for censorship in the United States.”
House GOP Investigating Chinese Influence on US Campuses

May 06, 2020

The ranking members on seven U.S. House committees have sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to “seek a better understanding of the Department’s efforts to address unreported foreign direct investment into the U.S. higher education system."
US Religious Freedom Report Identifies India as Country of Particular Concern

May 01, 2020

An annual report released by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom ("USCIRF") has identified India as a country of particular concern, since religious minorities in the country have faced “increasing assault” since the 2019 elections.
NATO Chief Rebukes China Over Coronavirus Disinformation

April 22, 2020

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg sats that China's and other state-backed disinformation campaigns are exacerbating the COVID-19 health crisis.
IMF: Global Economy Will Suffer Worst Year Since Depression

April 15, 2020

According to the International Monetary Fund ("IMF"), the global economy will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression, which will have a signifiant negative impact on the ability or willingness of businesses to fulfill their business and human rights commitments.
NY Post: Trump Administration Weighs Legal Action over Alleged Chinese Hoarding of PPE

April 08, 2020

According to the New York Post, in response to receiving news from leading U.S. manufacturers of medical safety gear that China prohibited them from exporting their products outside of China as the coronavirus pandemic mounted, the Trump Administration is weighing legal action against China for trying to corner the world market in personal protective equipment ("PPE").
Li: Balance Privacy Rights and Use of Personal Data for Global Public Health

April 08, 2020

Writing in Slate, Tiffany C. Li explains how to strike a balance between protecting privacy and using personal data-driven technology to address global health challenges.
Precise COVID-19 Patient Tracking Data Raises Privacy Concerns

April 06, 2020

As government officials in South Korea, Singapore and China rely on phone location data to carry out extremely precise and targeted “contact tracing” for people who test positive for the virus, in the U.S., the application of the same technology raises serious privacy and constitutional concerns.
Pro Publica: China Built a Twitter Propaganda Machine and Let It Loose on Coronavirus

April 01, 2020

Since August 2019, ProPublica has tracked more than 10,000 suspected fake Twitter accounts involved in a coordinated influence campaign with ties to the Chinese government, which Chinese authorities are using to spread propaganda relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cliffe: COVID-19 Bio-surveillance Measures May Threaten Freedom

April 01, 2020

Writing in NewStatesmanAmerica, Jeremy Cliffe explains whey the creation and distribution of bio-surveillance power in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic should be the primary concern of the friends of democracy and civil liberties.