World Press Freedom Day 3 May 2019 GENEVA (3 May 2019) – On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, David Kaye, issues the following statement: “World Press Freedom Day
The Philippines: Renewed allegations against UN expert are “clearly retaliation”
GENEVA (1 May 2019) – UN human rights experts* have expressed grave concerns over renewed accusations brought against the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, by the Philippines authorities. The Deputy Chief of Staff for
Berlin workshop on social media, hate speech and local engagement
In November 2018, the Special Rapporteur held a two-day workshop in Berlin to discuss how approaches to commercial content moderation should meaningfully integrate local engagement and input in addressing difficult areas of content, such as hate speech and threats of
Call for Submissions: The Surveillance Industry and Human Rights
Governments and non-governmental actors have increasingly used digital surveillance technologies to undermine human rights. Examples from around the world have illuminated the use of such tools to target journalists, human rights activists and organizations, and others in civil society. These