Protect Journalists | Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion

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

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...

Philippines: UN expert calls for more sustained reforms to prevent threats and killings of journalists and activists

| Country Visit, News, Top-line

Irene Khan, UN special rapporteur for freedom of opinion and expression, speaks to journalists at the end of her 10-day visit to the Philippines. Photo Courtesy: Altermidya Network, Mandaluyong city, Metro Manila, Feb. 2, 2024. MANILA (2 February 2024) – Threats,...

Gaza: UN experts condemn killing and silencing of journalists

| Statements, Top-line

GENEVA (1 February 2024) – Israel’s military operation in Gaza, in the aftermath of the heinous 7 October attack by Hamas, has become the deadliest, most dangerous conflict for journalists in recent history, UN experts said today. “We are alarmed at the...

Irene Khan calls for urgent international investigation into killings of journalists in Gaza

| News, Top-line

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Irene Khan, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, said: “What the Israeli forces are doing is leading to indiscriminate and massive killing of civilians including journalists. There needs to be...