UN experts urge Israel to stop attacks and harassment against journalists in occupied West Bank

12 September 2024, GENEVA – UN experts* today condemned incidents of violence, harassment, intimidation and obstruction of journalists in the occupied West Bank, which have recently escalated under Israel’s sudden military offensive launched on 27 August. “We strongly...
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Cambodia: UN experts call for suspension of professional journalism charter

12 September 2024, GENEVA – Independent UN experts today called for the suspension of Cambodia’s newly issued Charter for Professional Journalism and urged a thorough review to reform it. The Ministry of Information’s formal promulgation of the Charter on 6 August...
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Venezuela must stop human rights violations following elections, say experts

4 September 2024, GENEVA – A group of independent experts* expressed grave concern about allegations of serious human rights violations in the context of Venezuela’s 28 July presidential election. Several monitoring bodies, including electoral observers invited by the...
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