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5 March 2026, GENEVA – The conviction of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and human rights defender Marielle Domequil in the Philippines on charges of financing terrorism is deeply troubling, UN experts* said today. “Frenchie and Marielle have suffered six years of...
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18 June 2025, GENEVA – The global decline in freedom of expression is endangering free and fair elections and must be reversed for the sake of democracy as well as human rights, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, said today,...
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11 November 2024, GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan* today expressed dismay at the unjustifiably long pre-trial detention of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and called for the prompt resolution of her case by authorities...
