Feb 27, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line
27 February 2025, GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed concerns about the new US administration’s recent actions that undermine human rights and fundamental freedoms at both domestic and international levels and harm the UN Charter-based international...
Jan 30, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line
30 January 2025, GENEVA – Thailand’s continuous use of lèse-majesté laws to detain and imprison activists and human rights defenders is gravely concerning, a group of UN experts* said today, urging authorities to repeal or significantly revise the country’s criminal...
Jan 17, 2025 | Country Visit, News, Top-line
17 December 2025, GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, will conduct a country visit to Zambia from 20 to 31 January 2025. The Special Rapporteur will assess a range of issues related to the right to freedom of opinion...
Jan 13, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line
13 January 2025, GENEVA – Independent human rights experts* today urged the Palestinian Authority to immediately end its ban on Al Jazeera and ensure that all journalists, local or international, can work freely and safely in the occupied Palestinian Territory. “We...
Nov 25, 2024 | News, Statements, Top-line
25 November 2024, GENEVA – UN experts* today called on the Israeli authorities to facilitate without further delay the medical evacuation of Al Jazeera journalist Fadi Al-Wahidi, who was critically injured while covering the conflict in Gaza. “Al-Wahidi has the right...
