CASE

National Advocacy

The success of sustained, long-term efforts to combat abusive lawsuits hinges not only on robust measures enacted by EU institutions but, more crucially, on the effective implementation of key safeguards and protections against SLAPPs at the national level. CASE is committed to closely monitoring the transposition phase and emphasizing the significance of initiatives undertaken by individual countries in this process.

Our members actively engage with national groups and coalitions (NGCs) to coordinate advocacy efforts for anti-SLAPP measures within their respective jurisdictions. They serve as the driving force behind ensuring that SLAPPs remain a prominent concern for national governments.

In this section, we curate and showcase resources, advocacy efforts and awareness-raising activities at the national level led by National Groups and Coalitions (NGCs).

Case Study

City of Vienna singles out BDS Austria member with vexatious lawsuit

Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality. BDS upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity. Amidst the 2021 unified Palestinian uprising against Israel’s apartheid regime, the Municipality of Vienna filed a SLAPP against a…
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News Release

Number of SLAPPs in Europe continues to rise

Monday, 9th December 2024 Today, on International Anti-Corruption Day, the CASE Coalition publishes its annual report on SLAPPs in Europe. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are increasingly being used across Europe to silence journalists, activists, and public watchdogs. These vexatious lawsuits aim to stifle voices that expose wrongdoing…
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Report

A 2024 Report on SLAPPs in Europe: Mapping Trends and Cases

CASE’s 2024 report on SLAPPs reveals that the use of vexatious lawsuits to silence those speaking out in the interest of the public good shows no sign of slowing down. Since 2019 CASE has worked with Amsterdam Law Clinics to catalogue and analyse SLAPP cases across Europe. In March of…
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