Freedex

UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression

Final report! Academic Freedom and the Freedom of Opinion and Expression

This report focuses on the freedom of opinion and expression aspects of academic freedom.

New Research report! Artistic Freedom of Expression

This research report provides an overview of the human rights law framework applicable to artistic freedom of expression, highlights contemporary threat and provides recommendations for States, private actors and civil society.

Report on COVID-19 and freedom of expression

The report is written with a sense of urgency about the kinds of steps that are necessary and appropriate to protect everyone’s right to freedom of opinion and expression during this and any future pandemic.

Report on Online Hate Speech

The present report explains how international human rights standards provide a framework for Governments considering regulatory options and companies determining how to respect human rights online.

Report on the Surveillance Industry and Human Rights

This new report examines the problem of targeted surveillance and the regulation of the public-private collaboration in the sale, transfer, use and after-sales support of surveillance technologies.

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

International Day of the Girl Child,11 October 2019 Agents for change: Girls take up the fight for a better world

GENEVA (10 October 2019) – On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, UN human rights experts* have applauded the energy and sense of urgency, as well as courage and intellect, that girls and young women have

Thailand/Lao PDR: UN experts concerned by disappearance of Lao human rights defender

GENEVA (1 October 2019) – UN human rights experts* have expressed serious concerns about the disappearance of a prominent Lao human rights defender, Od Sayavong, who went missing in Thailand just months after meeting a UN special rapporteur. They urged

Saudi Arabia: UN experts urge freedom for Loujain Al-Hathloul after 500 days in prison

GENEVA (27 September 2019) – UN human rights experts have joined forces to urge Saudi Arabia to release Loujain Al-Hathloul whose arrest 500 days ago marked the start of a crackdown against women human rights defenders across the country. Ms