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Freedom of expression is key to countering disinformation

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Stories

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Published Date

03 Nov 2022

Hand holding a phone with overlay text related to disinformation.© Gettyimages

A report of the Secretary-General on countering disinformation for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms highlights the challenges posed by disinformation and the responses to it, while laying out best-practices to be adopted when countering disinformation.

Human Rights Committee Adopts Reports on Follow-up to Concluding Observations Concerning Algeria, Angola, Bulgaria and Viet Nam

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News

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Published Date

27 Oct 2022

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted reports by the Special Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations concerning Algeria, Angola, Bulgaria and Viet Nam. According to the...

Human Rights Committee Considers Report of the Russian Federation in the Absence of a Delegation, Experts Raise Issues on the Persecution of Journalists and the Arrests of Protesters

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News

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Published Date

20 Oct 2022

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon considered the eighth periodic report of the Russian Federation on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political...

In Dialogue with Japan, Human Rights Committee Experts Welcome the Provision of Public Housing to Same Sex Couples, Raise Issues Concerning the Death Penalty and the Removal of Children from their Families

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News

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Published Date

14 Oct 2022

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Japan on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political...

Human Right Committee Opens One Hundred and Thirty-Sixth Session

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Press releases

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Published Date

10 Oct 2022

The Human Right Committee this morning opened its one hundred and thirty-sixth session, during which it will examine the reports of Ethiopia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, the Philippines and the...

Egypt: UN experts alarmed by restrictions on civil society ahead of climate summit

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Press releases

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Published Date

07 Oct 2022

GENEVA (7 October 2022) - Egypt must ensure the safety and full participation of all parts of civil society at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP27) in...

UN Human Rights Committee to review Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Ethiopia, Nicaragua and Russia

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Media advisories

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Published Date

07 Oct 2022

GENEVA (7 October 2022) – The UN Human Rights Committee will hold its upcoming session from 10 October to 4 November, during which it will review the Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Ethiopia...

Brazil: UN experts call for peaceful elections

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Press releases

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Published Date

22 Sep 2022

GENEVA (22 September 2022) – UN experts today urged authorities, candidates and political parties in Brazil to ensure upcoming general elections are peaceful and election-related violence is prevented...

Spain violated former Catalan Parliament leaders’ political rights, UN Human Rights Committee finds

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Press releases

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Published Date

31 Aug 2022

GENEVA (31 August 2022) – The UN Human Rights Committee has found that Spain violated the political rights of former Catalan Government and Parliament members by suspending them from public duties...

Afghanistan: UN human rights experts warn of bleak future without massive turnaround

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Statements

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Published Date

12 Aug 2022

GENEVA (12 August 2022) – UN experts* today said the international community must dramatically step up efforts to urge de facto authorities to adhere to basic human rights principles, warning that...