GENEVA (8 March 2017) – UN human rights experts(*) are urging the Government of Viet Nam to immediately release a popular blogger known as Mother Mushroom, who has been detained incommunicado since October last year. Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh,
UN experts urge States and companies to address online gender-based abuse but warn against censorship
GENEVA (8 March 2017) – The UN experts on freedom of expression and on violence against women are marking International Women’s Day with a call for governments, companies and civil society organisations to tackle online gender-based abuse and violence, while
Freedom of Expression Monitors Issue Joint Declaration on ‘Fake News’, Disinformation and Propaganda
Geneva/Vienna (3 March 2017) – Leading monitors of freedom of expression around the world have come together to issue a Joint Declaration on freedom of expression, focusing this year on so-called fake news, disinformation and propaganda. The action was taken
UN experts urge Kenya to end crackdown on rights groups to ensure fair elections
GENEVA (14 February 2017) – Three United Nations human rights experts have called on the Government of Kenya to cease its systematic crackdown on civil society groups, which has intensified in the lead-up to national elections scheduled in August. “We