DUSHANBE / GENEVA (9 March 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, today expressed grave concern about increasing restrictions on opposition parties, civil society and the media over the
Turkey / Freedom of expression: UN expert raises alarm at Government’s seizure of independent media group
GENEVA (8 March 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, expressed his deep alarm over the Turkish Government’s seizure of the Feza Media Group, including the Zaman newspaper, earlier this week. He called on
UN human rights expert to assess freedom of expression situation in Tajikistan
GENEVA (2 March 2016) – United Nations human rights expert David Kaye will conduct his first visit to Tajikistan, from 3 to 9 March 2016, to assess the situation of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in the
UN human rights experts urge Western Australia’s Parliament not to pass proposed anti-protest law
GENEVA (15 February 2016) – Three United Nations human rights experts have urged the State Parliament of Western Australia not to adopt new legislation which would result in criminalising lawful protests and silencing environmentalists and human rights defenders. Members of