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UN expert welcomes verdict on Maria Ressa’s tax evasion case

Jan 19, 2023 | #JournalistsToo, Top-line

GENEVA (19 January 2023) – The UN expert on freedom of expression today welcomed the decision by a Philippines’ court to acquit journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and the Rappler news outlet of tax evasion charges. “The acquittal of Maria Ressa and Rappler...

Irene Khan addresses the UN General Assembly on disinformation during armed conflicts

Oct 22, 2022 | Statements

The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan presented her latest report on disinformation and freedom of expression during armed conflicts (A/77/288) at the Third Committee Interactive Dialogue of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly....

Protect freedom of expression as a vital ‘survival right’ of civilians in armed conflict: UN expert

Oct 22, 2022 | Statements, Top-line

NEW YORK (17 October 2022) – The information environment has become a dangerous theatre of war in the digital age, Irene Khan, the Special Rapporteur on promotion and protection of freedom of opinion and expression, told the General Assembly last week. Presenting...

REPORT: Disinformation and freedom of opinion and expression during armed conflicts

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...

UN experts condemn journalist killing amid rising West Bank violence

May 13, 2022 | Statements, Top-line

GENEVA (13 May 2022) – UN human rights experts* condemn the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, in the occupied West Bank and call for a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into her death. The experts said Abu...
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