STATEMENTS
Afghanistan: Taliban must stop targeting Afghan women
6 April 2023 – UN experts today demanded the immediate reversal of the Taliban’s recent order banning Afghan women from working with the United Nations in Afghanistan.
Uganda: UN experts condemn egregious anti-LGBT legislation
GENEVA (29 March 2023) – Making homosexuality punishable by death is an egregious violation of human rights, UN ...
Colombia: Misuse of counter-terrorism measures to prosecute protesters threatens human rights, say UN experts
UN experts today called on Colombia to stop misusing counter-terrorism measures and serious criminal offences, such as terrorism, to prosecute individuals for taking part in protests against government policies.
Myanmar: Social media companies must stand up to junta’s online terror campaign say UN experts
13 March 2023 – Myanmar’s military junta is orchestrating an online campaign of terror, and weaponising social media platforms to crush democratic opposition, UN experts said today.
Cambodia: UN experts condemn verdict against opposition leader Kem Sokha
8 March 2023 – The verdict of treason against Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha would have a chilling effect on political activism and freedom of expression in the country ahead of July national elections, UN experts warned today.
Peru: UN experts call for end to violence during demonstrations, urge respect for human rights
6 March 2023 – UN experts today expressed deep concern about ongoing allegations of repression, arbitrary killings, arrests, detention, and enforced disappearances of demonstrators in Peru and urged authorities to establish a genuine dialogue with the people to end the country’s political crisis.
Belarus: Verdict against Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski an effort to quash scrutiny and dissent say UN experts
3 March 2023 – UN experts today urged the international community to relentlessly pursue truth and justice for all victims of human rights violations in Belarus, after a court in Minsk delivered a devastating verdict, sentencing Belarusian human rights defender and Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison.
Indonesia: UN experts alarmed by reports of increased militarisation and intimidation around Mandalika project
1 March 2023 – UN experts today expressed concern about persistent allegations of increased militarisation and human rights violations surrounding Mandalika, an urban development and tourism project in Indonesia.
Irene Khan addresses the UN General Assembly on disinformation during armed conflicts
The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan presented her latest report on ...
Protect freedom of expression as a vital ‘survival right’ of civilians in armed conflict: UN expert
NEW YORK (17 October 2022) – The information environment has become a dangerous theatre of war in the digital age, ...
UN experts condemn journalist killing amid rising West Bank violence
GENEVA (13 May 2022) - UN human rights experts* condemn the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu ...
Joint Statement on the situation in Ukraine
In the light of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and the continuation of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the monitors for freedom of expression and freedom of the media for the UN, ACHR, ItACHR, and the OSCE issued the following joint statement.