Jul 1, 2025 | News, Statements, Uncategorized
1 July 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today urged the United Kingdom not to ban the “direct action” group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000. “We are concerned at the unjustified labelling of a political protest movement as...
Jun 20, 2025 | News, Statements
20 June 2025, GENEVA – GENEVA – UN experts* today unequivocally condemned recent Israeli military attacks against Iran, which have targeted nuclear facilities, energy and military infrastructure, as well as residential and media buildings across multiple locations....
Jun 18, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line
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,...
Jun 18, 2025 | Reports, Top-line
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...
May 22, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line
22 May 2025 – GENEVA – A group of independent human rights experts* today expressed concern about the implications of the recent UK Supreme Court judgment interpreting the definition of “woman” under the Equality Act 2010. While the ruling was limited to a question of...
