GENEVA (4 October 2016) – “The lesson that somebody can be thrown in jail for their speech is exactly the wrong kind of message that any government should be sending to anybody, but especially to young people,” today said the
Ecuador: UN rights experts condemn the ‘legal death’ of a prominent teachers association
GENEVA (27 September 2016) – A group* of United Nations human rights experts today condemned the use of the domestic legislation in Ecuador to dissolve the National Union of Teachers (UNE), the largest teachers trade union in the country. The
New Study on Access to Info in Int’l Orgs
My team and I are conducting a study to identify whether UN departments, programs, funds, and specialized agencies, as well as other international/inter-governmental organizations (IOs), have “access to information” policies, and if so, what those policies provide. To assist us
Somalia: freedom of expression critical to ongoing political transition – UN report
MOGADISHU/GENEVA (4 September 2016) – A UN report on freedom of expression in Somalia released Sunday describes progress in state-building in Somalia, but also shows the very challenging environment that continues to confront journalists, human rights defenders and political leaders,