gina romero | Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion

Tunisia: UN experts concerned at fresh criminalisation attempt against Judge Anas Hmedi

2 January 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed their alarm at the new criminal proceedings initiated against Judge Anas Hmedi, President of the Association of Tunisian Magistrates, based on media statements he made as association president and in defence of...

The approval of amendments to the “APCI” Law seriously affects freedom of association in Peru: UN expert

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17 April 2025, GENEVA – A UN expert* expressed serious concern about the approval of amendments to the law concerning the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI), as well as statements against Peruvian civil society organisations made at the event of its...

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

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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...

Colombia: Experts gravely concerned by lack of truth, justice and accountability for killings and other human rights violations during 2021 National Strike

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30 September 2024, GENEVA – Three years on from Colombia’s deadly national strike, independent UN experts* say there remains an urgent need to establish truth, justice and accountability for killings and other human rights violations resulting from excessive police...