‘ICC arrest warrants can help save lives, must be respected and complied with’: UN experts

Nov 26, 2024 | News, Statements, Top-line

26 November 2024, GENEVA  – UN human rights’ experts today urged full compliance with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and against Hamas...

UN experts call for urgent medical evacuation of critically injured journalist from Gaza

Nov 25, 2024 | News, Statements, Top-line

25 November 2024, GENEVA – UN experts* today called on the Israeli authorities to facilitate without further delay the medical evacuation of Al Jazeera journalist Fadi Al-Wahidi, who was critically injured while covering the conflict in Gaza. “Al-Wahidi has the right...

Mozambique: Post-election violence and repression must stop, say UN experts

Nov 15, 2024 | News, Statements

15 November 2024, GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today urged authorities in Mozambique to prevent and immediately stop the violence and repression of journalists, lawyers, human rights defenders and protesters and ensure those responsible are investigated and...

Philippines: Special Rapporteur calls for justice for journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio

Nov 11, 2024 | News, Statements, Top-line

11 November 2024, GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan* today expressed dismay at the unjustifiably long pre-trial detention of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and called for the prompt resolution of her case by authorities...

Brazil: Franco and Gomes murder convictions a milestone but fight for full justice not over, say UN experts

Nov 7, 2024 | News, Statements

6 November 2024, GENEVA – Two convictions for the murders of Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes are a milestone but not the end of the fight for justice in the 2018 case, UN experts* said today, stressing that justice and...

WATCH: Democracy and Media: The 2024 U.S. Election and its Aftermath | Panel Discussion, Geneva Graduate Institute

Oct 30, 2024 | News

In today’s particularly tense geopolitical landscape, the 2024 U.S. election will be decisive not just for the United States but for the world. During Democracy Week 2024, an event co-organised by the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy (AHCD) and the Geneva Graduate...