first amendment | Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion

REPORT: Threats to freedom of expression online in turbulent times

Oct 24, 2025 | Reports

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression focuses on a paradigm shift in the governance of social media platforms that has alarming consequences for freedom of opinion and expression...

WATCH: Democracy and Media: The 2024 U.S. Election and its Aftermath | Panel Discussion, Geneva Graduate Institute

Oct 30, 2024 | News

In today’s particularly tense geopolitical landscape, the 2024 U.S. election will be decisive not just for the United States but for the world. During Democracy Week 2024, an event co-organised by the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy (AHCD) and the Geneva Graduate...

USA: Free speech on campus needs to be protected, not attacked, say experts

Jul 25, 2024 | News, Statements, Top-line

25 July 2024, GENEVA – Human rights experts* today expressed grave concern at the massive crackdown on pro-Palestinian student protests at various university campuses across the United States of America. “The banning and attacks on student protests are a grave...