journalists | Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion

Interview: ‘Gaza is the deadliest conflict for media workers in over 30 years’

Dec 18, 2024 | News, Statements, Top-line

Reposted from IPS-Journal: What global trends currently pose the greatest threat to freedom of expression? The greatest threat today is the backsliding of democracies. Authoritarian states have long maintained a totalitarian stance, systematically suppressing and...

Kenya: UN expert urges full accountability for Pakistani journalist’s killing after landmark ruling

Sep 26, 2024 | News, Statements, Top-line

25 September 2024, GENEVA – A UN expert said today Kenyan and Pakistani authorities must step up efforts to fully investigate the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya and prosecute those responsible, in line with a landmark ruling by a Kenyan court....

UN experts urge Israel to stop attacks and harassment against journalists in occupied West Bank

Sep 12, 2024 | News, Statements, Top-line

12 September 2024, GENEVA – UN experts* today condemned incidents of violence, harassment, intimidation and obstruction of journalists in the occupied West Bank, which have recently escalated under Israel’s sudden military offensive launched on 27 August. “We strongly...

The Protection Gap of Journalists in Exile is the Result of the Failure of States to Respect their International Obligations, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council

Jun 27, 2024 | News

26 June 2024 – The Human Rights Council this afternoon began an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. It also concluded the interactive dialogue with the Working Group...