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.
I participated today in a meeting at the United Nations organized by the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the Security Council. The focus was “on preventing and combatting abuse of ICT for terrorist purposes.” Despite the description, there was considerable nuance, with
GENEVA (16 December 2015) – United Nations human rights expert David Kaye today expressed grave concern at the growing repression of freedom of expression in Saudi Arabia. He noted a string of severe punishments against individuals for the holding and
GENEVA (14 December 2015) – The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Mr. David Kaye, recently shared with the Government of Pakistan his concerns with the draft Cybercrime Bill currently pending before the National Assembly. He
Next week, a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly will convene in New York to adopt a final outcome document to mark the conclusion of the ten-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society (the WSIS+10 process).