Sejal Parmar

Thank you @ESRC @ahrcpress for this policy fellowship at @FCDOGovUK. An amazing opportunity to inform and shape foreign policy on disinformation from an international human rights law perspective. And time-out from my new role at @CardiffLaw. ukri.org/news/21-policy… @UKRI_News

Did you miss it? You can watch our panel of experts discuss “The Role of Academia in Protecting #FreedomOfExpression as a Driver for Other #HumanRights” in the link below. #WorldPressFreedomDay 📺youtube.com/watch?v=NYbQOK…

The recording from the academic conference as part of @UNESCO #WorldPressFreedomDay organised by CFOM @ColumbiaGFoE and @DigiPolCentre is now available to watch. Thank you to all our speakers for taking part and sharing your research

#WorldPressFreedomDay reminds us of the vital role independent & pluralistic media play in enabling and sustaining democracy, peace & security. Today @Irenekhan, @PVacaV, @achpr_cadhp Topsy-Sonoo & I launch the 2023 Joint Declaration on Media Freedom & Democracy – have a look 👇

Academia is fundamental to #protectjournalists and #defendmediafreedom. Very glad to be able to promote their importance today and continue collaborating with @ColombiaGFoE @sheffileduni @LivUni. #WorldPressFreedomDay

Happy #WorldPressFreedomDay !

“Feeding of speech is the cornerstone on which the existence of a democratic society rests” @AgnesCallamard at the UN General Assembly #WorldPressFreedomDay @amnesty

No future, no dignity without #FreedomofExpression says ⁦@AgnesCallamard⁩ #WorldPressFreedomDay Conf of ⁦@UNESCO⁩

Join us! Our conference "The Role of Academia in Protecting #FreedomOfExpression as a Driver for Other #HumanRights" is commencing now. Experts from around the world will be speaking. #WoldPressFreedomDay 📺youtube.com/watch?v=NYbQOK…

CFOM members are taking part in the #WorldPressFreedomDay academic conference in collaboration with @DigiPolCentre @ColumbiaGFoE @sheffjournalism. You can watch live below to see contributions from CFOM members including @dianamaynard @_SejalParmar @JackieHarrison6

Celebrating @UNESCO World Press Freedom Day @Columbia. Prof. @_SejalParmar warns that the new age of disinformation has been co-opted to undermine freedom of expression law #protectjournalism

Countdown⌛️! Our #WorldPressFreedomDay side events, in partnership w/ @UNESCO, @OversightBoard, @thomsonreuters, @IBAHRI, @HLPMediaFreedom, @mediadefence and @article19org, kick off next week. Learn more about our sessions and their amazing experts. RSVP: shorturl.at/fjnJ9

The Role of Academia in Protecting #FOE w/ @JackieHarrison6, Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova, @GemmaHorton94, @_SejalParmar, @edwardlcarter, @Harm365, @dianamaynard, @benjieluv, @liturregui, @rv_southern, @ivorshap, @SmithaKhorana, @HeefnerColette and @BinodBhattarai8 📅May 1 🕙10 AM ET

@DoraBP2 @ceu Congratulations to you Dora! A great achievement.

@KateDommett @ShefUniPolitics Hearty congratulations Kate! So well deserved.

I never imagined when I came to @ShefUniPolitics as an UG that one day I'd be a Professor in the Department, but somehow its happened. Thanks to everyone who has offered so much support and guidance, it's an amazing place to work with such generous colleagues, thanks to you all🙏

Sharp increase in the use of “N” word on Twitter after its recent acquisition highlights urgent need for a deeper level of accountability from social media corporations over the expression of hatred towards people of #Africandescent - #WGEPAD ow.ly/As0E50Mk5Fq #fightracism

HAPPY! that our handbook on #HateSpeech will be published by #oxforduniversitypress. Project led by wonderful @Eric_Heinze_ with @IoannaTourkocho @tomherrenberg @_SejalParmar and myself in editing roles. Book opened by @JMchangama with a row of spectacular authors

When #Turkey passed its 'anti-disinformation' law, we knew it was bad news for journalists, independent news & online freedom. Now Sinan Aygül has become the first to be targeted under Erdogan’s new weapon to muzzle #FreeSpeech theguardian.com/world/2022/dec…