RIGA (4 May 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, issued a joint declaration* on ‘Freedom of Expression and Responses to Conflict Situations’ together with special rapporteurs on free expression from the Organization of
Presentation of David Kaye at the World Press Freedom Day International Conference
Riga, Latvia, 3 May 2015 I’d like to begin by thanking UNESCO and the Government of Latvia, and all the sponsors of World Press Freedom Day, for making this day such a central focus for freedom of expression worldwide. Since
Pre-election violence endangers Burundi’s young democracy, UN rights experts warn
GENEVA (30 April 2015) – A group of United Nations experts* today condemned the violence in Burundi and urged the authorities to uphold human rights, including freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly. They also called for a
Continued detention of Ethiopian journalists unacceptable – UN human rights experts
GENEVA (24 April 2015) – The Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai, today said the detention of the six so-called “Zone Nine”