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Gaza: UN expert denounces serious threats by Israeli army against Al Jazeera correspondent

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31 July 2025, GENEVA – Online attacks and unfounded accusations by the Israeli army against Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif are a blatant attempt to endanger his life and silence his reporting on the genocide in Gaza, a UN expert said today. “I am deeply alarmed...

REPORT: “Freedom of expression and elections in the digital age”

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18 JUNE 2025, GENEVA – In this report, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, examines the vital role of freedom of opinion and expression in ensuring free and fair elections. She...

The new US administration must recommit to human rights at home and abroad: UN experts

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27 February 2025, GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed concerns about the new US administration’s recent actions that undermine human rights and fundamental freedoms at both domestic and international levels and harm the UN Charter-based international...

Thailand must immediately repeal lèse-majesté laws, say UN experts

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30 January 2025, GENEVA  – Thailand’s continuous use of lèse-majesté laws to detain and imprison activists and human rights defenders is gravely concerning, a group of UN experts* said today, urging authorities to repeal or significantly revise the country’s criminal...

UN expert on freedom of expression to visit Zambia

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17 December 2025, GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, will conduct a country visit to Zambia from 20 to 31 January 2025. The Special Rapporteur will assess a range of issues related to the right to freedom of opinion...
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