UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
This report focuses on the freedom of opinion and expression aspects of academic freedom.
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.
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.
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.
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.
GENEVA (6 December 2016) – A group of United Nations human rights experts has urged the Chinese Government to immediately investigate the whereabouts and fate of a prominent human rights lawyer, Jiang Tianyong, who has disappeared since 21 November 2016.
GENEVA (1 December 2016) – The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is silencing critics in clear violation of international human rights law, a United Nations expert has warned. The action, which includes jamming radio broadcasts and
During the week of November 14th, I conducted an official mission to Turkey. During the mission, I requested visits with many detainees held for reasons related to their exercise of the freedom of expression. Although I was able to visit
Here are some takeaways from the news about “fake news”: false stories propelled Donald Trump’s presidential victory, undermined the peace deal in Colombia, and contribute to ethnic violence in Myanmar. Facebook is to blame, with Twitter and Google distant abettors.