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 (8 March 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, expressed his deep alarm over the Turkish Government’s seizure of the Feza Media Group, including the Zaman newspaper, earlier this week. He called on
GENEVA (2 March 2016) – United Nations human rights expert David Kaye will conduct his first visit to Tajikistan, from 3 to 9 March 2016, to assess the situation of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in the
In the wake of Federal Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym’s February 16 order to compel Apple to create code to unlock the work-provided iPhone of San Bernardino killer Syed Farook, both parties (see the U.S. Justice Department’s motion to compel and Apple’s Motion to
One of the essential features of the Human Rights Council’s Special Procedures is the country visit. OHCHR describes country visits as follows: Mandate-holders carry out country visits to assess the situation of human rights at the national level: at the