GENEVA (2 June 2023) – UN experts* today called for greater transparency, oversight, and regulation to address the negative impacts of new and emerging digital tools and online spaces on human rights...
Maltese journalist Herman Grech wrote, directed and produced a play on a murder investigation that delves into the heart of freedom of expression and its impact on human rights.
While Afghan Zuhal Ahad faced constant harassment by the Taliban for her coverage of women’s affairs, she continued to risk her life to tell the important stories that impacted the people in her country.
Freedom of expression is not just a fundamental human right, it is the lifeblood that nourishes healthy and vibrant societies. Without freedom of expression, we cannot challenge injustice, spark...
Tuesday, 2 May 2023 at 14:15, at the UN General Assembly Hall, New York Distinguished speakers, Excellencies, Dear participants, Thank you for inviting me and for engaging the Human Rights Council. I...
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...
Colleagues and friends, A free and independent media is vital for democratic governance, to safeguard against injustice and oppression, and to uphold the rule of law. Yet the work and personal safety...
We are deeply concerned about the safety of journalists in Cameroon following the killing of a second journalist in the country in two weeks. Jean-Jacques Ola Bebe, a radio presenter and Orthodox...
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