May 3, 2024 | Statements, Top-line
BANJUL/GENEVA/VIENNA/WASHINGTON D.C. (3 May, 2024) – To mark International Press Freedom Day, during the Global Conference organised by UNESCO in Santiago de Chile, freedom of expression mandate holders* of the United Nations (UN), the Organisation for Security and...
Dec 6, 2023 | Opinion, Top-line
Gendered discrimination is a problem worldwide and is only getting worse, often targeting women who are public figures and/or from marginalized communities. These attacks often blur the line between online and offline consequences, and need to be addressed, writes UN...
Oct 13, 2023 | Statements, Top-line
Gendered disinformation is a coordinated strategy to silence women and gender non-conforming voices and drive them out of public life and online spaces, Irene Khan told the United Nations in New York today. Presenting her report to the General Assembly, the Special...
Oct 3, 2023 | Reports, Top-line
Special Rapporteur Irene Khan’s new report to the UN General Assembly explores the negative impact of gendered disinformation, especially on women and gender nonconforming persons, and its implications for the right to freedom of expression. She seeks to clarify the...
Jul 28, 2023 | Statements
28 July 2023 – UN experts* today voiced their concern at disinformation by a media outlet concerning a Human Rights Council event about women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan in June. They issued the following statement: “We are dismayed that a media outlet named...
