SOGI UN source Archives: Special Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, A/HRC/32/38, 11 May 2016
IV. Legal and policy issues B. Surveillance and digital security 57. Digital communications and data transmitted or stored on private networks and platforms are increasingly subject to surveillance and other forms of interference, whether by the State or private actors. Unnecessary and disproportionate surveillance may undermine security online and access to information and ideas (see […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, A/HRC/29/32, 22 May 2015
I. Introduction 1. Contemporary digital technologies offer Governments, corporations, criminals and pranksters unprecedented capacity to interfere with the rights to freedom of opinion and expression. Online censorship, mass and targeted surveillance and data collection, digital attacks on civil society and repression resulting from online expression force individuals around the world to seek security to hold […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/28/63, 29 December 2014
II. Activities A. Communications 17. The Special Rapporteur has chosen to use his voice to focus the attention of some States and the international community. During the period under consideration, he has issued more than 20 public statements on the situation of human rights defenders in 16 countries. These address a variety of issues, such […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, A/69/335, 21 August 2014
g>IV. Restrictions to children’s right to freedom of expression 39. Judicial systems often play a significant role in altering engrained authoritarian practices. There are as yet few examples of court decisions affirming children’s right to freedom of expression and access to information. However, there is a growing number of examples within educational settings, especially in […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, A/HRC/26/30/Add.3, 2 July 2014: Italy
IV. Situation of the right to freedom of opinion and expression B. Issues of concern 9. Hate speech 66. During his visit, the Special Rapporteur was informed of a proposed bill on homophobia and transphobia. He strongly supports that initiative and believes that it is an important first step in addressing discrimination against the lesbian, […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, A/HRC/26/30, 2 July 2014
I. Introduction 5. Common concerns relating to the realization of the right to freedom of opinion and expression studied by the Special Rapporteur in his recent reports are all relevant to the regulation of communications during electoral processes; the responsibility of States to “prohibit” incitement of hatred, hostility, discrimination and violence,[1] for example, is particularly […]