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,...
Dec 9, 2022 | News, Top-line
In an episode of the United Nations’ podcast Awake at Night, Irene Khan is interviewed by Melissa Fleming, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications. The podcast highlights inspiring stories from people working to improve the state of the world at...
Oct 20, 2022 | News, Top-line
In an exclusive interview with the UN News Service, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan explains the the limits on propaganda under international law and the dangers of disinformation during armed conflict. Listen to the full...
Oct 3, 2022 | Reports, Top-line
In this report, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, examines the challenges that information manipulation poses to freedom of opinion and expression during armed conflict. She notes that...
