Bea Bodrogi

I am a human rights lawyer, researcher, and trainer. I obtained my LLM degree from the London School of Economics (LSE) in human rights, anti-discrimination law, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). I am a member of the Hungarian Bar Association. As a practicing lawyer, I provide legal representation to victims of different forms of discrimination, NGOs, journalists, persons who shape public opinion, and anyone whose freedom of expression has been unjustifiably limited. I am responsible for landmark cases before national and international forums in the fields of right to equality, right to privacy, and right to freedom of expression. At present, I work for three independent media outlets in Hungary: Telex, Direct36 Investigative Journalism Centre, and Radio Free Europe. Besides litigation, I participate in research and write studies, articles, and country reports on media freedom issues for international organizations such as Article19 and International Press Institute (IPI). My recent study covers the SLAPP situation in Hungary. I am a member of the expert group against SLAPP of the European Commission. From September 2023, I have joined the Stanford Law School Rule of Law Impact Lab as an expert advisor. I provided several trainings on the international standards of freedom of expression and hate speech for judges, human rights commissioners, journalists, and human rights activists in Malaysia, Indonesia, Serbia, Croatia, and Hungary.