Background Counter-terrorism laws and other laws that protect national security form an important part of the legal and regulatory framework of the State. In practice, however, there are instances...

The information presented in this Progress Report covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2022. This report is consolidated based on information contained in the individual programme narrative...

The present briefer, prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and published in 2023, focuses on the various challenges faced by journalists when covering protests, including the increased attacks on journalists during protests by State and non-State actors, the intersectional discriminatory attacks on women journalists, increased online threats, digital surveillance and internet shutdowns. It also presents the overall duties and responsibilities of law enforcement officials, including in relation to permissible restrictions to the right to freedom of expression, and the use of force during protests, as well as safety measures for journalists and good journalistic practices in the context of protests.

Background From the killing of journalists and the prevailing impunity for it to the high number of journalists being detained and their increasing legal harassment and unlawful surveillance, as well...

Background From the killing of journalists and the prevailing impunity for it to the high number of journalists being detained, and their increasing legal harassment and unlawful surveillance, media...

The Surge Initiative was established in 2019 to respond to galloping economic and other inequalities, the slow-paced implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable...

The present briefer, developed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and published in 2022, looks, from a human rights perspective, at the specific threats and other impediments that journalists encounter during elections, including gender-based violence, digital surveillance and other threats to the confidentiality of sources, as well as internet shutdown.

A brief summary of the scope, essential reports, and country visits of the mandate and the means of communication. This flyer has been developed to disseminate the mandate's content activities and...

Background In a context of increased threats and violations against journalists, the Kingdom of The Netherlands announced during the 2020 World Press Freedom Conference, that it would provide EUR 7...