right to protest | Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion

Serbia must halt crackdown on student movement, uphold human rights and academic freedom: UN experts

4 August 2025, GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed deep concern over Serbia’s intensifying crackdown on students, professors, human rights defenders, civil society actors and citizens amid one of the largest protest movements in the country’s recent...

REPORT: Global threats to freedom of expression arising from the conflict in Gaza

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In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression examines the impact of the conflict in Gaza on freedom of expression globally. She highlights attacks on journalists and media restrictions,...

USA: Free speech on campus needs to be protected, not attacked, say experts

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25 July 2024, GENEVA – Human rights experts* today expressed grave concern at the massive crackdown on pro-Palestinian student protests at various university campuses across the United States of America. “The banning and attacks on student protests are a grave...

INTERVIEW: United Nations Demands Investigation Into Government Crackdown on Student Protests

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