
Clooney Foundation for Justice
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CFJ wages justice by providing free legal aid in defense of free speech and women’s rights in over 40 countries.
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CFJ's #TrialWatch, with National Law University Delhi and Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Institute, documents the human stories behind 400+ criminal cases filed against Indian journalists. These aren’t just numbers. They’re families torn apart. Careers derailed. Lives forever changed.

"Pressing Charges" is a new report chronicling a decade of criminal cases against journalists in #India from #TrialWatch, NLU, Delhi and Columbia Law School's Human Rights Institute. 🔗More at pressing-charges.com. 👇Or, read highlights from newslaundry: newslaundry.com/2025/05/13/hin…

From The Wire: Small-Town Journalists Face Higher Risk of Getting Arrested in #India. 🌐 See the full takeaways from "Pressing Charges," a new report from #TrialWatch, NLU, Delhi and Columbia Law School's Human Rights Institute, at pressing-charges.com. thewire.in/media/small-to…

People depend on the reporting of journalists like Ulviyya Ali amid the crackdown in #Azerbaijan. Her arrest is a reminder of the government's failures to uphold its commitments on #pressfreedom as it jails the last of its independent journalists. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/…

At the "Pressing Charges" launch event Tuesday, panelists patricia mukhim, pamela philipose, Neha Dixit and Warisha Farasat discussed the criminalization of journalists in #India. Check out the findings and stories from over 400 cases. 👇 @columbialaw @nlud pressing-charges.com


.Mzia Amaglobeli | მზია ამაღლობელი spent her birthday behind bars this week – another stark reminder of the threat to #pressfreedom in Georgia. At her latest hearing: ⛔️ Court blocked testimony on political motives behind the charges ⚖️ Prosecutors used disputed past charges to brand her a

Amal Clooney (Clooney Foundation for Justice) is fighting to bring justice to victims of conflict-related sexual violence—holding perpetrators accountable and making sure survivors are seen, heard, and empowered. Justice isn’t optional. It’s essential.


'Pressing Charges' a study by Clooney Foundation for Justice, National Law University Delhi & Columbia Law School Analyses 423 criminal cases filed against 427 journalists across 28 states/UTs (2012-2022) -624 incidents, 40% arrested -58% incidents in small towns, 24% in big cities -Only 3% in small towns got interim

