GENEVA (14 November 2017) – The recent arrests and detention of two political opponents on fabricated grounds is another demonstration of the cyclical system of oppression in Belarus, according to Miklós Haraszti, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights
Turkey: UN experts call for dropping of terror charges against leading human rights defenders
GENEVA (13 November 2017) – A group of United Nations experts* has condemned the use of terrorism charges against human rights defenders and people legitimately expressing dissent in Turkey. The experts highlighted a number of cases of concern, including the
Platform Regulation: A Preface
This blog post is the preface for Luca Belli and Nicolo Zingales (Forthcoming). Platform Regulations. Official Outcome of the UN IGF Dynamic Coalition on Platform Responsibility, to be presented at the Internet Governance Forum 2018. 2017 presented increasingly difficult challenges
Hong Kong should respect human rights of democracy activists during appeal
GENEVA (6 November 2017) – A group of UN experts has urged Hong Kong to honour its human rights commitments towards three leading democracy activists when they appeal against their criminal convictions on 7 November. Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and