GENEVA (16 June 2020) – The UN independent expert on freedom of expression has condemned a Philippine court’s conviction of journalist Maria Ressa, saying the nation’s higher courts had a responsibility to reverse the verdict. “The conviction marks a new
Israeli annexation of parts of the Palestinian West Bank would break international law – UN experts call on the international community to ensure accountability
GENEVA (16 June 2020) – The agreement by the new coalition Government of Israel to annex significant parts of the occupied Palestinian West Bank after 1 July would violate a cornerstone principle of international law and must be meaningfully opposed
United States: UN experts condemn crackdown on peaceful protests and highlight calls to overhaul policing
GENEVA (10 June 2020) – UN independent human rights experts* today condemned the violent crackdown on widespread peaceful protests after police in Minneapolis killed African American George Floyd. They also urged the implementation of strong measures to eradicate racial discrimination
United States: UN and OAS experts condemn use of force against journalists covering protests
GENEVA / WASHINGTON (10 June 2020) – The monitors for freedom of expression for the United Nations and the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights today issued the following joint statement:“We have received numerous reports of journalists attacked, harassed, arrested and