gender | Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion

UN experts reaffirm central role of gender in advancing human rights and equality

28 August 2025, GENEVA – A group of UN experts* today issued a joint statement reaffirming the centrality of understanding gender as a tool in the advancement of substantive equality and human rights for all. “Gender-based discrimination must be addressed alongside...

UN experts warn of legal uncertainty and rights implications following UK Supreme Court ruling

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22 May 2025 – GENEVA – A group of independent human rights experts* today expressed concern about the implications of the recent UK Supreme Court judgment interpreting the definition of “woman” under the Equality Act 2010. While the ruling was limited to a question of...

Irene Khan: Gaza, ‘a genocide in the making’ | Talk to Al Jazeera

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In an exclusive interview with Al-Jazeera, Irene Khan, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, discusses the challenges and the future of the right to freedom of expression, and why what she does as part of her mandate matters. The...

There must be no trade-off between women’s right to be safe and their right to speak

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Gendered disinformation is a coordinated strategy to silence women and gender non-conforming voices and drive them out of public life and online spaces, Irene Khan told the United Nations in New York today. Presenting her report to the General Assembly, the Special...

Hungary: Government’s stranglehold on media poses serious risks to human rights

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Hungary’s interventions in the media sector over the past decade could create risks for human rights in the upcoming elections, the UN expert on freedom of opinion and expression said at the end of an official visit to the country. “There can be no information...