Countering “Fake News” There is some dispute over the extent to which “fake news” is a problem. But assuming that it is a problem, how should governments, technology companies and media address it without infringing on human rights norms? Government restrictions on dissemination
Defining #FakeNews
Click to view report: #FakeNews: innocuous or intolerable? This meeting brought together key stakeholders to examine ‘fake news’ and explore these questions that have become critical to journalism and public debate in 2017. We generated critical conversations and understanding at all
Call for submissions: freedom of expression and the telecommunications and internet access sector
The Special Rapporteur and his team are excited to announce the next phase of our project on freedom of expression in the ICT sector. Our questionnaires for States and businesses, and our call for submissions from civil society and other
Honduras: “Another defender needs protection after Berta Cáceres’s killing” – UN expert
GENEVA (10 March 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst, today called upon the Government of Honduras to ensure the safety and protection of Gustavo Castro Soto, Mexican defender, who was