At the end of 2023, the United States passed a transformative anticorruption law, the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (or “FEPA”) that makes it a crime for a foreign official anywhere in the world to ...

As Kenyan radio station Radio Domus ramped up the content it was putting out on digital platforms to complement broadcasts, it began to receive an increase in defamation and Intellectual Property (IP) ...

Through TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono service, Radio Domus was connected with local law firm, Ochieng Oginga Advocates for free legal support. Ochieng Oginga Advocates was ...

In the Philippines, despite being considered one of the most LGBTQIA+ friendly countries in the region, the absence of comprehensive national anti-discrimination laws and legal recognition for ...

AI is the future, it is all around us, it is futile to fight it, it is all-powerful, it is inevitable. Or so I'm told. So, despite my great suspicion of AI - or should I say because of it - I have ...

Pro bono is more than just altruism — it’s good for business. Over the course of the ten years since the Index was first launched in 2014, we’ve noticed that the percentage of firms that are using pro ...

About the AI Company Data Initiative The AI Company Data Initiative (AICDI) helps businesses to map their AI use, harness opportunities and mitigate operational risk. Through a voluntary survey, we ...

The extent of Zimbabwe’s AI use is unknown and there are regulatory gaps. Government officials have embraced the potential for AI development and asked for experts to support its efforts in navigating ...

Overview The last decade has seen a drastic deterioration in media freedom. In many countries, laws have been weaponised against independent journalism, leaving media organisations and journalists ...

To mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day, themed around the impact of AI on journalism, this piece explores the need for the equitable and ethical adoption of AI in the profession and showcases ...

Access to Law A fair legal ecosystem is critical to upholding human rights. Increasingly though, the law is being undermined or abused to seize power or is simply inaccessible for those who need it ...