Join us on Thursday, March 12 for a roundtable discussion during #CSW70 to learn about the challenges and impact of judicial persecution through a gender lens.
👉In-person registration: connect.vancecenter.org/l/1106653/20...
👉Virtual registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
EN: When justice is at risk, documentation is an act of resistance. As part of the 195th session of the IACHR, the Lab, alongside partners, will present “Losing Judgment,” a documentary about judicial reform in Mexico and its impact on judicial independence and democracy. Join us, no RSVP required.
ES: Cuando la justicia se pone en riesgo, documentar es resistir. En el marco de hashtag#195PeríodoCIDH presentamos “Cuando perdimos el juicio”, un documental sobre la reforma judicial en México y sus impactos en la independencia judicial y la democracia. Acompáñanos el 10/marzo.
⚖️ Cuando la justicia se pone en riesgo, 📷documentar es resistir.
En el marco de #195PeríodoCIDH presentamos “Cuando perdimos el juicio”, un documental sobre la reforma judicial en México.
It took Orbán 15 years to bring Hungary's once-pluralistic media sector to its knees, according to the Rule of Law Lab's Amrit Singh and Bea Bodrogi in @euobserver.com.
Now, the EU’s next steps will serve as a definitive test for the future of democracy.
euobserver.com/203675/how-o...
Hungary is not the only country experiencing the repression of independent media. However, the Lab's analysis with @mertekmonitor.bsky.social shows that it is possible to systematically undermine media freedom without resorting to overt censorship. tol.org/client/artic...
Today, in collaboration with @mertekmonitor.bsky.social, the Lab issued a report documenting how media capture and targeted pressure work together to narrow the space for independent journalism in Hungary. It proposes recommendations for countering this repression.
www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
ICYMI: As the Mexican government prepares a new proposal for electoral reform, it is essential that any changes preserve voting rights and electoral integrity.
Read our latest report: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
The Lab is proud to launch a new report with our local partners in Mexico, outlining binding international obligations that require the government to protect decades of progress in electoral independence.
👉 www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
Mexico has one of the most effective and independent electoral commissions in the world.
In August 2025, Mexico’s government announced that it intended to introduce a new constitutional amendment to reform the election system.
Autocrats have joined forces and are deploying common tactics to consolidate power. Why shouldn't democracy advocates learn across borders too?
Read the Lab's latest @democracyproject.bsky.social on why transnational learning is essential to restoring democracy democracyproject.org/posts/transn...
Join us next Friday in NYC or online for a discussion on the Rule of Law Lab's latest report, "Democracy Under Siege: Georgia's Autocratic Takeover" with the @remarquenyu.bsky.social
Read the report: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
RSVP: www.law.nyu.edu/events/democ...
Read @theguardian.com coverage of our new report with Gnomon Wise Research Institute, which documents how authoritarian attacks have manifested in the country of Georgia.
Download the report: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
👉 Read the press release: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
👉 Download the report and key recommendations on how to restore and strengthen democracy in Georgia: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
How did Georgia 🇬🇪 go from a bastion of democracy to a model of autocratic decline in just a few years?
The Rule of Law Lab and Gnomon Wise Research Institute have released a first-of-its-kind report that records the Ivanishvili regime's repressive tactics to entrench authoritarian control.
Thank you to to The Inter-American Dialogue for hosting the Rule of Law Lab to discuss what's next for Mexico's judiciary.
A central theme of the discussion was how the new judicial reform reshapes the balance of powers and the composition of Mexico’s Supreme Court. thedialogue.org/analysis/onl...
Le Lab et Article 19 saluent les mesures prises par le Sénégal en vue d'adopter la première loi sur l'accès à l'information du pays. Les organisations ont appelé à améliorer le projet de loi afin de le mettre en conformité avec les normes juridiques internationales. www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
The Rule of Law Lab and @article19.bsky.social welcome Senegal’s steps towards adopting the country’s first access to information law. The organizations called for improvements to the bill to align it with international legal standards. www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
The Lab remains a non-partisan institute that studies and deploys legal tools, including legal research, documentation, litigation, and advocacy, to protect democracy and the rule of law around the world.
👉 Visit our website: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab
We are pleased to announce that as of August 1st, the work of the Rule of Law Impact Lab will continue at @nyulaw.bsky.social as the Rule of Law Lab.
👉 Read the press release: www.law.nyu.edu/news/new-fac...
Este caso forma parte de un patrón más amplio de abuso de poder por parte del Ministerio Público en Guatemala. En 2024, publicamos un informe detallado sobre esta preocupante tendencia. Por encima de la ley: El Ministerio Público en Guatemala 🔗 law.stanford.edu/wp-content/u...
El Rule of Law Impact Lab de @stanfordlaw.bsky.social condena el uso arbitrario de leyes antiterroristas en Guatemala contra los líderes indígenas Luis Pacheco y Héctor Chaclán. Protestar pacíficamente no es terrorismo. Lee nuestra declaración completa:
If France wants to continue to be governed by the rule of law and not follow in the regressive footsteps of other declining democracies, it must respect the independence of its judiciary.
🇫🇷 Read the Lab's latest op-ed in
@mediapart.fr blogs.mediapart.fr/henri-thulli...
"If the US is to be governed by the rule of law, lawyers and law firms cannot bow down to such unlawful assaults on the legal profession’s independence," writes @stanfordlaw.bsky.social's Amrit Singh & @georgetownlaw.bsky.social's David Cole in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Georgia was once considered a bastion of democracy, but lately it has been forced down an authoritarian path.
With few avenues left, continuing U.S. support will be crucial for sustaining its defense of democracy, writes our Amrit Singh in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/23/g...
Our Executive Director, Stanford Law Professor Amrit Singh, spoke with @theguardian.com's Ed Pilkington about increasing autocratization and the threat to judicial independence in the US viewed in comparative perspective.
🗞️ Read the story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
El Lab ha participado en este debate. El año pasado, presentamos un amicus ante la
@scjn.bsky.social
, abogando por un marco legal que proteja la libertad de expresión y garantice una regulación equilibrada.
Conoce más sobre el trabajo del Lab aquí: law.stanford.edu/publications...
🆕Únete a Adriana García del Rule of Law Impact Lab de
@stanfordlaw.bsky.social
en este webinar sobre responsabilidad de intermediarios y libertad de expresión en América Latina del
Mexico Institute.
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Mira la discusión completa aquí: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/freedo...
If Trump were to defy the courts, the administration would cross a fundamental line demarcating constitutional democracy from autocracy. The Lab’s Amrit Singh @theguardian.com w/David Cole of @georgetownlaw.bsky.social draw examples from autocratic playbooks.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Democracy starts in classrooms. Trump's Exec. Order censors teachers, creates a culture of fear and promotes discrimination. The Lab studied the damaging impacts of similar laws tested in Florida, alongside our partners @humanrightswatch.bsky.social & Florida Rising. law.stanford.edu/publications...
