Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion
  • HOME
  • ABOUT US AND OUR WORK
  • REPORTS
  • NEWS
  • OPINION
  • STATEMENTS
Select Page

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,...

UN expert on freedom of opinion and expression to visit the Philippines

| Country Visit, News

GENEVA (18 January 2024) ̶ The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, will conduct an official visit to the Philippines from 23 January to 2 February 2024. The Special Rapporteur will assess a range of issues related to the right to...

Support civil society’s international solidarity efforts for peace: UN experts

| Statements

International Human Solidarity Day GENEVA (19 December 2023) UN experts today emphasised the need for the international community to support civil society groups expressing international solidarity in pursuit of peace and social justice and not to conflate...

Russia: UN experts alarmed by escalation of crackdown on civil society

| News, Top-line

GENEVA (27 January 2023) – UN experts* today expressed alarm over the escalating crackdown against civil society by Russian authorities after the decision by the Moscow city court this week to liquidate Moscow Helsinki Group, a prominent human rights organisation....

NGO Bill threatens to hinder civil society’s work in South Sudan, UN rights experts warn 

| News

GENEVA (17 December 2013) – Three United Nations Special Rapporteurs today warned that the NGO Bill currently discussed by Parliament in South Sudan threatens the work and independence of civil society organizations in the country. “The Government oversight proposed...
Next Entries »

Read our Privacy Policy here