Category: Case Studies

05.07.2013

New Zealand: Megaupload, the Copyright Lobby, and the Future of Digital Rights

Members of the legal defense team representing internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom have released a new White Paper, stating that the crimes he’s accused of do not exist under US law…

01.25.2013

Zambia: Violations of the Harare Declaration by the Sata Government

In September 2011, Michael Chilufya Sata contested the presidential elections of Zambia on a populist mandate and won by a narrow margin over the incumbent President Rupiah Banda. Since taking…

07.22.2010

Thailand: The Bangkok Massacres – A Call for Accountability

On July 22, 2010, Amsterdam & Partners launched a seminal White Paper highlighting the crimes against humanity committed by the Thai Army against peaceful protesters and bystanders during the April-May…

02.08.2007

Russia: Abuse of State Authority in the Russian Federation

In the spring of 2003, the Kremlin decided that Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s vision and actions in favour of a vibrant civil society, and market-based competition in the energy sector, were incompatible…