accountability | Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion

‘ICC arrest warrants can help save lives, must be respected and complied with’: UN experts

26 November 2024, GENEVA – UN human rights’ experts today urged full compliance with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and against Hamas...

Thailand: Statute of limitations must not deny justice to families of 85 victims killed in Tak Bai incident, say UN experts

| News, Statements

24 October 2024, GENEVA – Human rights experts* said today they were deeply troubled that the imminent expiration of the statute of limitation for the killing of 85 people by Thai security officials in the 2004 Tak Bai incident would end ongoing attempts to hold those...

REPORT: Global threats to freedom of expression arising from the conflict in Gaza

| Reports, Top-line

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression examines the impact of the conflict in Gaza on freedom of expression globally. She highlights attacks on journalists and media restrictions,...

Kenya: UN expert urges full accountability for Pakistani journalist’s killing after landmark ruling

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25 September 2024, GENEVA – A UN expert said today Kenyan and Pakistani authorities must step up efforts to fully investigate the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya and prosecute those responsible, in line with a landmark ruling by a Kenyan court....