UN mandate | Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion

Interview: ‘Gaza is the deadliest conflict for media workers in over 30 years’

Reposted from IPS-Journal: What global trends currently pose the greatest threat to freedom of expression? The greatest threat today is the backsliding of democracies. Authoritarian states have long maintained a totalitarian stance, systematically suppressing and...

Georgia: UN experts concerned by widespread human rights violations amid ongoing protests

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13 December 2024, GENEVA – UN experts* today condemned a pattern of repression and human rights violations in Georgia, as the Government seeks to supress spontaneous, popular protests in the country. “We are seeing daily violence by state security forces against...

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,...

Kenya: UN expert urges full accountability for Pakistani journalist’s killing after landmark ruling

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25 September 2024, GENEVA – A UN expert said today Kenyan and Pakistani authorities must step up efforts to fully investigate the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya and prosecute those responsible, in line with a landmark ruling by a Kenyan court....

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