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UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression

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.

New report! 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.

Mapping the Impact of #AI on Freedom of Expression

Artificial Intelligence is deeply embedded in today's information environment. How should the design and use of AI to curate, analyze, and share information protect our rights to freedom of opinion and expression?

UN experts call for decisive measures to protect fundamental freedoms in China

中文 GENEVA (26 June 2020) – UN independent experts have repeatedly communicated with the Government of the People’s Republic of China their alarm regarding the repression of fundamental freedoms in China. They have denounced the repression of protest and democracy advocacy in the Hong

UN experts urge India to release protest leaders

GENEVA (26 June 2020) – UN experts* today called on India to immediately release human rights defenders who have been arrested for protesting against changes to the nation’s citizenship laws. “These defenders, many of them students, appear to have been

Philippines: UN human rights experts renew call for an on-the-ground independent, impartial investigation

GENEVA (25 June 2020) – One year ago, 11 UN human rights experts jointly called on the Human Rights Council to establish an independent investigation into human rights violations in the Philippines. The Human Rights Council adopted Resolution 41/2 which requested the

UN experts decry US rhetoric on designation of terrorist groups

GENEVA (19 June 2020) – UN experts* today expressed profound concern over a recent statement by the US Attorney-General describing Antifa and other anti-fascist activists as domestic terrorists, saying it undermines the rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful