Big Tech companies - and the CEOs who lead them - are accumulating more power by the day. Holding power to account requires access to information, something these companies are making increasingly di...
Carlos Gaio
Carlos Gaio is CEO at Media Defence, a London-based international NGO that provides legal defence to journalists around the world. Prior to joining Media Defence, Carlos worked for 10 years as senior lawyer at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. He also worked for human rights foundations and NGOs in the UK and in Brazil, specialising in human rights law, litigation before international mechanisms, and government and intergovernmental advocacy. Carlos holds an MA in International Relations from the University of Essex, UK, and an LLB from the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. He has been called to the Brazilian Bar.
Events IJF 2025
The ACOS Alliance is offering free one-to-one safety masterclasses for journalists and editors attending this year’s festival. These tailored, 50-minute consultations, led by international safety e...
The ACOS Alliance is offering free one-to-one safety masterclasses for journalists and editors attending this year’s festival. These tailored, 50-minute consultations, led by international safety e...
Around the world, the law is increasingly being weaponised to silence independent reporting and to compromise journalists’ freedom, wellbeing, and financial security. As ‘lawfare’ escalates in i...
The ACOS Alliance is offering free one-to-one safety masterclasses for journalists and editors attending this year’s festival. These tailored, 50-minute consultations, led by international safety e...
World-leading experts in physical safety preparedness, digital security, online harassment, legal defence and psychological well-being are offering free safety clinics to independent journalists and e...
World-leading experts in physical safety preparedness, digital security, online harassment, legal defence and psychological well-being are offering free safety clinics to independent journalists and e...
As threats to journalists take many forms, from digital and legal to physical and psychosocial, what role should safety play in professional journalism practice? And what do we mean when we talk about...
As threats to independent journalism continue to accelerate, with efforts to control the free flow of accurate, unbiased information around the world, the law is being weaponised to compromise journal...
Due to the request of at least one of the panel speakers, this event will not be live-streamed. Furthermore, the on-demand video will not be available. Journalists around the world are under legal at...
Are you facing legal threats as because of your journalistic work? Don't know where to start to find the right support? It is easy to get overwhelmed when confronted with litigation. Start a conversat...
Due to the request of at least one of the panel speakers, this event will not be live-streamed. Furthermore, the on-demand video will not be available. Online abuse is being used as a tool to silence...
Safety clinics for independent journalists will be on offer at this year's festival on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 April. Organised by ACOS Alliance signatory organisations and partners, the clinics prov...
Safety clinics for independent journalists will be on offer at this year's festival on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 April. Organised by ACOS Alliance signatory organisations and partners, the clinics prov...
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