*[Enwl-eng] Silenced

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                        The EU Commission is about to propose a law that 
could stop corporations bullying us with legal threats, but they're facing 
massive opposition from some national governments.

                        Will you sign to tell the European Commission to 
hold firm, and make a strong EU law?

                         Sign the petition


            There’s almost nothing to stop corporations threatening legal 
action to silence their critics. It’s just another business expense -- they 
don’t even need to win in court, and they still win.

            Journalists, campaigners and whistleblowers distracted, 
demoralised, destroyed? Job done.

            But the European Commission is about to propose the first EU law 
against such abusive lawsuits. This could be a game changer for us -- but 
only if it’s truly water tight.

            Just over 100,000 people have already signed a joint petition to 
the Vice-President of the European Commission and the EU’s Justice 
Commissioner. The EU wants to hear from people like YOU -- and if you sign 
and share today, we'll deliver your message directly to them in Brussels 
next week:

            Tell the EU to stop abusive lawsuits against watchdogs like 
journalists, NGOs and activists.

            EU rules to stop strategic lawsuits against public participation 
(SLAPPs) are within reach, but there’s no guarantee they’ll be good enough.

            Harassing critics with legal threats is big business. 
Corporations and their lawyers will only need a loophole or two, and the 
whole exercise will have been for nothing.

            But a strong EU anti-SLAPP law could provide a uniform level of 
protection against SLAPPs across the EU, and serve as a model for other 
countries.

            Tell the European Commission to propose a strong EU law against 
SLAPPs.

            SumOfUs members around the world have rallied to support other 
NGOs and activists facing abusive lawsuits from corporations and 
governments. PayPal in Germany once even tried to get us arrested for 
exposing their links to Neonazis.

            We need to keep resisting corporate harassment whenever it 
comes, but this EU law is a chance we mustn’t miss. Let’s add our voices to 
the many journalists, environmentalists, human rights defenders and other 
organizations who’ve signed already!


             Sign the petition
            Thanks for all that you do,
            Eoin and the team at SumOfUs



            More information:

            EU Parliament votes overwhelmingly to protect journalists from 
SLAPPs, Euractiv. 15 November 2021.
            Ending Gag Lawsuits in Europe: Protecting Democracy and 
Fundamental Rights, Transparency International. 18 November 2020.
            Protecting Public Watchdogs Across the EU: A Proposal for an EU 
Anti-SLAPP Law, [PDF]. 1 December 2020.








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      From: Eoin Dubsky, SumOfUs
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