Nov 11, 2024 | News, Statements, Top-line
11 November 2024, GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan* today expressed dismay at the unjustifiably long pre-trial detention of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and called for the prompt resolution of her case by authorities...
Oct 22, 2024 | News, Statements
22 October 2024, GENEVA – UN human rights experts* are urgently seeking confirmation of reports of the death of Victoria Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist and human rights defender who has been forcibly disappeared since early August 2023 while reporting in...
Oct 15, 2024 | Reports, Top-line
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression examines the impact of the conflict in Gaza on freedom of expression globally. She highlights attacks on journalists and media restrictions,...
Aug 28, 2024 | News, Statements, Top-line
28 August 2024, GENEVA – Independent experts have called on the authorities in Guatemala to address urgently allegations of inhumane conditions of detention of journalist, newspaper founder and publisher, José Rubén Zamora, which may amount to torture and endanger his...
