In Protecting Activists from Abusive Litigation: SLAPPs in the Global South and How to Respond, ICNL presents the first cross-regional survey of SLAPPs in the Global South, along with the first rigorous comparative analysis of anti-SLAPP policy responses undertaken in the Global North and the Global South. Their survey shows that SLAPPs pose a serious threat to the exercise of fundamental freedoms in the Global South, particularly for activists, civil society organizations, journalists, and community members who dare to criticize powerful entities. Their analysis also shows that there is a sizable body of experience regarding policies that can be implemented to effectively counter SLAPPs. The report offers key recommendations for how further anti-SLAPP responses in the Global South should be designed.
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