GENEVA (28 October 2019) – UN human rights experts* have called on Egypt to protect people’s rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, after a wave of arrests targeting protesters, journalists and human rights defenders. The experts’ comments
Ecuador: UN experts concerned by security response to protests
GENEVA (23 October 2019) – UN human rights experts* expressed dismay at the violent response of Ecuadorian security forces to protests this month against the Government’s austerity measures. At least eight people were reported dead, 1,340 injured and 1,192 detained,
Governments and Internet companies fail to meet challenges of online hate – UN expert
NEW YORK (21 October 2019) – In a landmark report that reinforces legal standards to combat online hate, the UN’s monitor for freedom of expression calls on governments and companies to move away from standardless policies and inconsistent enforcement, and
Malta must establish accountability for murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, say human rights experts
GENEVA/STRASBOURG/VIENNA (16 October 2019) – Two years after the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, independent human rights experts say the authorities have failed to fully investigate the killing. Agnes Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, David