Oct 27, 2023 | News, Top-line
Irene Khan was interviewed on 26 October 2023 by Al Jazeera during its programme Inside Story about the threats to journalists living and working in Gaza. As of October 26, CPJ’s preliminary investigations showed at least 27 journalists were among more than 7,000...
Oct 13, 2023 | Country Visit, News, Top-line
GENEVA (13 October 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of expression, Irene Khan, will conduct an official visit to Honduras from 16 to 27 October 2023. During the visit, the Special Rapporteur will focus on good...
Jul 11, 2023 | News, Top-line
Irene Khan and Vilas Dhar, President and Trustee of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, held a fireside chat at RightsCon 2023 with facilitator Paola Ricaurte. They discussed the impact of climate dis/misinformation, the urgent need to protect environmental defenders,...
Jun 9, 2023 | News, Statements, Top-line
The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan submitted an amicus curiae brief in a case against Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa on June 5. The case against Ms. Ressa relates to a conviction for ‘cyber libel’...
May 5, 2023 | Communications, News, Top-line
The Special Rapporteur has sent a joint letter to the Government of Sri Lanka concerning its recently proposed Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) published on 17 March 2023. The ATA represents the latest development of the Sri Lankan Government’s legislative amendments in...
Apr 18, 2023 | Country Visit, News
I wrote to the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs in March 2022 to express my concern about the impact of article 47 of the Swiss Banking Act on the internationally protected right to freedom of expression. Anyone disclosing client data in violation of this provision...