Irene Khan @Irenekhan Twitter profile

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Irene Khan

4 years

The digital world is not a #HumanRights free zone. Under international law #FreedomofOpinion and #FreedomOfExpression enjoy the same protection online as they do offline. #UN75 #DigitalCooperation

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

4 years

Honored to be appointed by @UN_HRC as first woman Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression & look forward to engaging w all stakeholders to build on great work of @davidakaye to protect #freespeech online & offline. @UN_SPExperts #HumanRights

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@Irenekhan

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Thanks @RanaAyyub for doing your job as a journalist.

Rana Ayyub

@RanaAyyub

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How much injustice is injustice enough ?

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News of @SuellaBraverman seeking to exclude scrutiny by ⁦ @guardiannews ⁩ ⁦ @BBCNews ⁩ of her #Rwanda trip is not only bad for #refugees and #HumanRights but also for 🇬🇧 credibility as lead member of ⁦ @MediaFreedomC

Braverman criticised for shutting out Guardian and BBC from Rwanda trip

Home secretary accused of rewarding favourable coverage on visit aimed at reinforcing government’s migration plan

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

3 months

👇🏼 #journalist #Frenchie Cumpio #HumanRights defenders Marielle Domequil & Alexander Abinguna in Tacloban City Jail. We are only int’l visitors so far allowed by #Philippines govt to visit them! Arrested in Feb 2020, trial still dragging on. How long must they wait to be free?!

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

2 years

Disturbing news of misogyny and #OnlineViolence against #India 🇮🇳 journalist ⁦ @RanaAyyub ⁩

ICFJ Stands With Indian Journalist Rana Ayyub Amid Prolific #OnlineViolence

Washington Post columnist Rana Ayyub, a high-profile investigative reporter based in India, is coming under increasing - and increasingly vicious - attack online, as India’s national authorities...

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

2 years

Failing to protect @RanaAyoub from online attacks and instead blocking her account! how about complying with your international human rights obligations, @Twitter ?

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

2 years

My latest report on disinformation and freedom of opinion and expression during armed conflicts is now available here 👉🏽 I will present the report to #UNGA on 14 October 📺 @UNWebTV #disinformation #freedomofopinion #freedomofexpression #freedex #conflict

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

8 months

#HumanRights reporting is not a crime. I urge 🇧🇩 govt to release Adilur & Nasiruddin @odhikar_bd immediately, and stop attacks, arrests & #disinformation ag HRDs & journalists who are exposing human rights abuses, corruption & misuse of power.

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

1 year

Deeply disturbing news of attacks on #journalists & activists in #Bangladesh . On International #HumanRights Day I reiterate my call to the government to abolish the #DigitalSecurityAct & uphold #FreedomofExpression online and offline.

Bangladesh accused of violent crackdown on free speech

Thousands join protests in Bangladesh as the government denies cracking down on freedom of expression.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

1 year

Thanks to strong public pressure @Twitter reinstated journalists’ accounts. @antonioguterres @volker_turk , @EU_Commission , govts & civil society must continue to press until @elonmusk acknowledges the obligation to respect #HumanRights incl #FreedomOfExpression & #PressFreedom .

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

4 days

🇨🇱 Pres @GabrielBoric opens #WorldPressFreedomDay he was disrupted by spontaneous demo, he handled calmly w dialogue, no security or use of force. THIS is respect for #FreedomofExpression . Take note 🇺🇸 European pol leaders, @Columbia Pres Shafik & acad leaders #StudentProtests

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@Irenekhan

5 months

Indeed! I am on your side!

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@nujp

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Digital rights advocates also send messages for UN Special Rapporteur @Irenekhan

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

3 years

#Gender based violence, hate speech & disinfo is most extreme form of censorship used to chill & kill #FreedomOfExpression of #women . There is not just a digital divide but multiply divides to overcome, I told #UNGA #GenderJustice

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

6 months

👇🏼⁦I join my colleagues ⁦⁦ @MaryLawlorhrds ⁩ & ⁦ @cvoule ⁩ to highlight deeply disturbing #HumanRights situation in #Bangladesh 🇧🇩

UN experts urge Bangladesh to seize Human Rights Council review as opportunity to address deterio...

GENEVA (14 November 2023) – The severe crackdown against workers demanding fair wages and political activists calling for free and fair elections, judicial harassment of journalists, human rights...

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

3 years

See👇🏼 joint call w @WGBizHRs @clement_voule @MaryLawlorhrds to ban dangerous, irresponsible, unlawful sale & transfer of spyware and adopt robust rules to end #humanrights free zone as recommended 2 yrs ago by my predecessor @davidakaye

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@Irenekhan

2 years

To mark #16Days I published today personal experiences of 11 #Women #JournalistsToo who have suffered sexual & gender based violence & harassment for just doing their job. Impunity is unacceptable. Decisive action is imperative.

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

6 months

👇🏼we denounce #Gaza_Genocide in the making & demand #CeasefireInGazaNOW

UN Special Procedures

@UN_SPExperts

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#Gaza : UN experts point to evidence of genocide in the making, call for @UN protective presence in besieged enclave. “Failure to implement #CeasefireNowInGaza risks situation spiralling towards genocide conducted with 21st Century methods of warfare”:

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@Irenekhan

2 years

As war breaks out in #Ukraine safety of all #journalists must be guaranteed by all parties. Independent, free, pluralistic #media is the best antidote against #disinformation in war or peace.

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

3 years

I am presenting my new report on #disinformation and #freedomofExpression to the UN #HumanRights Council Next steps: action! 🎥 Watch live 📖 Read … #HRC47 #Act4Equal #GenerationEquality

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

1 year

With my dear friend and hero ⁦ @mariaressa ⁩ ⁦ @UNESCO ⁩ Conf on #InternetforTrust

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

1 year

#Egypt must release Alaa Abdel Fattah immediately #FreeAlaa now!

Alaa Abdel Fattah: British-Egyptian activist's life at acute risk - UN

The UN rights chief urges Egypt to release Alaa Abdel Fattah, who stopped drinking water on Sunday.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

3 years

Find out more about my new report on #disinformation and freedom of opinion & expression. Thank you for all the contributions. Please share the findings & next: action! 📖 Read the report ! #HRC47 #ActforEqual #GenerationEquality #freedex

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@Irenekhan

3 years

For first time in 27 years of its existence, this mandate of @UN_SPExperts will produce a report exclusively devoted to #GenderJustice and #FreedomOfExpression . I invite all stakeholders to respond to my call for contributions 👉

OHCHR | Report on Gender Justice and the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression

This report is the first report in the 27 years’ history of the mandate to be devoted exclusively to the challenges that women face in exercising their freedom of opinion and expression. Recalling...

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

1 year

30th anniversary of #WorldPressFreedomDay in ⁦ @UN ⁩ @UNESCO ⁩ DG Azoulay

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

1 year

Deeply alarming that Nina @wiczipedia leading champion of safe #Internet for women is herself being targeted w gendered hate speech, #TFGBV & #disinformation with impunity! High time politicians & platforms are held to account

‘A surreal experience’: Former Biden ‘disinfo’ chief details harassment

Nina Jankowicz casts herself as an object lesson in how conspiracy theories can turn a person into a meme.

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

1 year

⁦ #MediaFreedom won today! Great day for ⁦ @mariaressa ⁩ ⁦ @rapplerdotcom ⁩.

Maria Ressa: Truth and justice won today, says Nobel laureate

The Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist speaks to the BBC after being cleared of tax evasion.

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

1 year

Together we will prevail! ⁦ @mariaressa ⁩ ⁦ @carolecadwalla ⁩ ⁦ @PVacaV ⁩ ⁦ @OSCE_RFoM ⁩ #FreedomofExpression

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@Irenekhan

3 years

Mushtaq’s death in prison casts a shadow on Bangladesh‘s 50th anniversary. We fought for freedom, not to be gagged. #Bangladesh govt should repeal #DigitalSecurityAct and release immediately cartoonist Ahmed Kabir #Kishore .

Saad Hammadi

@saadhammadi

3 years

Global rights bodies and campaigners of freedom of expression have said writer Mushtaq Ahmed should not have been detained in the first place and that his death raises serious questions about the treatment of prisoners unjustly held in Bangladeshi jails.

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@Irenekhan

1 year

#Bangladesh should immediately withdraw charges against @ProthomAlo editor and journalist and abolish #DigitalSecurityAct which is an instrument of oppression of #MediaFreedom . #JournalismIsNotACrime

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

11 months

Looking forward to contributions to my report on #FreedomofExpression & gender dimensions of #disinformation from civil society, experts, companies, States, nat’l institutions, internat’l orgs and others. Deadline 7 July 2023

OHCHR | Report on freedom of expression and the gender dimensions of disinformation

In 2021, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion presented a report to the UN General Assembly on the issue of gender justice and freedom of opinion and expression (A/76/258).

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@Irenekhan

3 months

Rarely have journalists paid such a heavy price for just doing their job as those in Gaza now. Targeted attacks and killings of journalists are war crimes. We urge the @CIJ_ICJ and the @IntlCrimCourt to pay attention to the #crimesagainstjournalists .

Gaza: UN experts condemn killing and silencing of journalists

GENEVA (1 February 2024) – Israel’s military operation in Gaza, in the aftermath of the heinous 7 October attack by…

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

1 year

via @NYTimes ⁦ @Twitter threatens #PressFreedom - damning evidence of social media as #SpeechPolice ⁦ @davidakaye ⁩ ⁦⁦ @gioasempre ⁩ ⁦ @article19org ⁩

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@Irenekhan

1 year

Disturbing news of suppression of #freedomofexpression and independent #journalists in the #Maldives ahead of elections @ahmedshaheed @amnesty @OHCHRAsia

Saad Hammadi

@saadhammadi

1 year

🇲🇻 The crackdown on journalists and an amendment of the General Elections Act proposing limits on elections coverage by only government approved media outlets severely curtail independent reporting and media freedom ahead of the September national elections in the #Maldives .

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@Irenekhan

2 years

On my way to #Hungary to examine state of #MediaFreedom freedom of opinion and #FreedomofExpression ⁦ @UN_SPExperts ⁩

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

3 years

Join me today ⁦ @rightscon ⁩ to discuss #disinformation #HumanRights #democracy

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@Irenekhan

2 years

!!!!URGENT!!! call for contributions to my next report closing on 24 Jan 2022. Looking forward to hearing from you on opportunities, challenges and threats to media in the digital age

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@Irenekhan

4 months

🗓️Reminder: For my next thematic report on journalists in exile I am requesting inputs from stakeholders. Please read the instructions for submission here:

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

2 years

Women journalists are subjected to gender-based and highly sexualized online and offline threats and attacks. A new report #JournalistsToo shares the stories of 11 #WomenJournalists from 10 countries: #16Days #OrangeTheWorld

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

4 years

Censorship kills scholarship. I was honored to present to #UNGA the report on #academic freedom drafted by my predecessor @davidakaye

UN Special Procedures

@UN_SPExperts

4 years

Scholars and academic institutions must be given the freedom to pursue and disseminate knowledge without harassment, repression, threats and attacks by state or non-state actors – UN expert @Irenekhan at #UNGA . Learn more:

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@Irenekhan

4 years

See my call w @AgnesCallamard to set up int’l independent mechanism to investigate attacks on journalists and #EndImpunity

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@ISHRglobal

4 years

1/15 Journalists help us know & understand the world. To do their job, they need to be safe. As we commemorate the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists #IDEI2020 , @irenekhan & ISHR call for media freedom & safety of journalists

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@Irenekhan

4 years

Addressing @UN Third Committee to present my priorities as @UN_SPExperts on #FreedomofOpinion #FreedomOfExpression and also report of @davidakaye on #academicfreedom watch

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

2 years

More reports👇🏼emerge of new forms of gendered censorship that undermine #FreedomofExpression of women human rights defenders - time for ⁦ @UN_HRC ⁩ to take up issue of electronic #surveillance as major #HumanRights threat

Women human rights defenders speak out about Pegasus attacks

Access Now and Front Line Defenders reveal the hacking of two women human rights defenders from Bahrain and Jordan using Pegasus spyware.

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@Irenekhan

3 years

Warmest congrats to @mariaressa & Dmitry Muratov for #NobelPeacePrize and 🙏 to @NobelPrize for recognizing #FreedomofExpression #MediaFreedom #safetyofjournalists

The Nobel Prize

@NobelPrize

3 years

BREAKING NEWS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace. #NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize

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@Irenekhan

2 years

On #WorldPressFreedomDay I salute the courage of #journalists & call on governments to redouble efforts to protect #PressFreedom & ensure #safetyofjournalists

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@Irenekhan

3 years

Interested in my report on #Disinformation #HumanRights and #Freedom of Expression? Follow the thread below to see what we're discussing at #UNHRC47

Judit Arenas

@juditarenas

3 years

@Irenekhan Disinformation, interacting w political social & economic grievances undermines #freedomofexpression & #democracy , polarizing political debates, fueling public distrust & endangering #humanrights , public health & sustainable development. #HRC47 #Act4Equal #Freedex

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@Irenekhan

3 years

#Alexei Navalny should have immediate access to his own doctors and be evacuated abroad on medical and humanitarian grounds without delay.

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny moved to prison hospital amid concerns about failing health

Navalny’s allies have warned that he “could die at any moment.”

www.washingtonpost.com

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@Irenekhan

2 months

The Gvt of #Philippines should closely examine the recent report of #CPJ , #FPU and #RSF on the murder of radio journalist #GerryOrtega . Prompt action from the Gvt is essential to demonstrate its professed commitment to end impunity for crimes against #journalists .

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@Irenekhan

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👇🏼we condemn #Israel ’s attempts to gag judges and lawyers and destruction of judicial infrastructure in #Gaza

Israel/Gaza: UN experts condemn destruction of judicial infrastructure, call for protection of...

GENEVA (16 April 2024) – UN experts* today called for the protection of justice operators in Israel and condemned the destruction of judicial infrastructure in Gaza.The experts deplored reports that...

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@Irenekhan

5 months

Democracy is in distress

Can democracy and development survive this onslaught on human rights and the rule of law?

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@Irenekhan

3 years

The world must not stand by and watch #Navalny die. See👇🏼our call to #Russia to allow him immediate access to his own doctors and med evacuation abroad.

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@UN_SPExperts

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UN experts express alarm at deteriorating health situation of detained Russian Government critic #AlexeiNavalny , and call for his urgent medical evacuation from #Russia . Read more:

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@Irenekhan

4 years

On 3rd anniversary of assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Malta PM @RobertAbela_MT must respect independence of Public Enquiry & call of @UN_SPExperts @PieterOmtzigt @SophieintVeld @article19org @IFEX @AEJ @globalfreemedia et al for truth & accountability w’out interference

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@Irenekhan

2 years

Debating the Facebook @OversightBoard : What lessons for human rights protection and digital platform governance? Follow this thread on the critical discussion on #freedex with @Maina_Kiai @MarietjeSchaake @NicoKrisch & @hickspeggy hosted by @AHDCentre @IHEID

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@Irenekhan

4 years

We call for end to violence against protestors in #Belarus & denounce internet shutdown as politically motivated to suppress rights, inherently disproportionate & incompatible w #FreedomofExpression ⁦ @AgnesCallamard ⁩ ⁦ @cvoule ⁩ ⁦ @MaryLawlorhrds ⁩ Anais Matin

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@Irenekhan

4 years

Congrats on great #RightsCon 2020 and delighted to accept invitation as new Spec Rapporteur #FoE to join @accessnow spaces

Access Now

@accessnow

4 years

We welcome @Irenekhan as the new Special Rapporteur for #FoE and extend an early invitation to join our #RightsCon and @accessnow spaces!

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@Irenekhan

3 months

Marcos Jr. administration of #Philippines has shown positive signals to improve conditions, but addressing the serious and deep-seated human rights issues will require more fundamental and sustained reforms. Findings & recs at the end of my official visit.

Philippines: UN expert calls for more sustained reforms to prevent threats and killings of journa...

Irene Khan, UN special rapporteur for freedom of opinion and expression, speaks to journalists at the end of her 10-day…

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@Irenekhan

1 year

Journalism is not a crime! Thank you @DrikBangladesh and ⁦ @shahidul ⁩ ⁦for your courageous fight to end impunity for attacks on #journalists and to seek justice for #ShireenAbuAkleh

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@Irenekhan

3 years

My key message #HRC47 interactive dialogue with 80+ governments 👇🏼 #MediaFreedom digital literacy, smart #socialmedia regulation are antidote to #disinformation - more transparency fm companies, more respect for #FreedomofExpression fm States.

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@Irenekhan

4 months

Looking forward to meeting civil society, #HumanRights during my visit (23 Jan to 2 Feb) to assess state of freedom of expression in 🇵🇭 #Philippines .

Visit of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression to the Philippines

Background From 23 January to 2 February 2024, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Ms Irene…

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@Irenekhan

5 years

Honrada de conocer a la Subsecretaria @marthadelgado @sre_mx y reafirmar el compromiso de @IDLO para fortalecer los #DerechosHumanos en #Mexico a través del #EstadodeDerecho e instituciones efectivas.

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@Irenekhan

4 years

Thank you @AOC for exposing the culture of silence in high political and public circles which allows abusive and dehumanizing language to be used against women with impunity.

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@davidakaye

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this speech by @AOC should resonate in every home & workplace in the US and around the world.

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@Irenekhan

3 years

Discussing human rights is exercise of #FreedomOfExpression , not threat to security. I join @NiAolainF @NilsMelzer @MaryLawlorhrds @NilsMelzer & others to condemn #Egypt crackdown on #HumanRights activists and demand immediate release of @EIPR officials.

UN Special Procedures

@UN_SPExperts

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UN experts condemn #Egypt for arbitrary arrest and detention of Gasser Abdel Razek, Karim Ennarah & Mohammad Basheer – 3 rights defenders from the same organisation – apparently in retaliation for discussing #HumanRights issues with foreign ambassadors 👉

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@Irenekhan

2 years

I call on #Sudan to implement recommendations of #UPR40 & uphold #FreedomofExpression , safety of journalists & human rights defenders, rights of women & children.

UPR Info

@UPRinfo

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After having been postponed in November, the #UPR review of #Sudan will take place on Tuesday, 1 February! Follow us live on Twitter with #UPR40 during the review for updates!! #uprcountdown

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@Irenekhan

3 years

Honored to join @Amnesty SG @AgnesCallamard @saadhammadi & others to highlight travesty of #Bangladesh #DigitalSecurityAct & urge its reform or repeal.

Saad Hammadi

@saadhammadi

3 years

Watch this live on Facebook on Amnesty South Asia, as @Irenekhan @Barrister_Jyoti and @AgnesCallamard speak.

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@Irenekhan

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I reiterate the call from @UN_SPExperts to dismiss the spurious charges against @NobelPrize winner Muhammad Yunus @Yunus_Centre and his associates

Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office

@amnestysasia

23 days

Bangladesh: Tomorrow Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, his associate Nur Jahan Begum and others sentenced under the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 will appear before court for the renewal of their bail. If their bail is not renewed tomorrow, they will face jail as per their sentence of…

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1 year

👇🏼we condemn #Taliban ban on education of women and girls in #Afghanistan as a crime against humanity

UN Special Procedures

@UN_SPExperts

1 year

#Afghanistan : The #Taliban decision to suspend women & girls from universities is a flagrant violation of their human rights & may amount to a crime against humanity - UN experts. De facto authorities must immediately restore access to education. 👉

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@Irenekhan

2 years

I condemn the cowardly attack on @SalmanRushdie who symbolizes #FreedomOfExpression - the right to impart info and ideas of all kinds, offensive or enlightened, true or false. Violence cannot kill the power of his words or the beauty of his writings.

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@Irenekhan

1 year

👇🏼we condemn execution of #Mohsen_Shekari and attacks on peaceful protestors in #Iran

UN Special Procedures

@UN_SPExperts

1 year

🇮🇷 #Iran : UN experts condemn today’s execution of 23-year-old demonstrator #Mohsen_Shekari convicted in the context of nation-wide protests and raise the alarm about Iranian artists charged for crimes carrying the death penalty. Read 👇

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@Irenekhan

1 year

With thanks to @gioasempre for a good discussion on opportunities and challenges of #FreedomofExpression in the digital age, and looking forward to fruitful collaboration on the upcoming #GlobalDigitalCompact

United Nations Envoy on Technology

@UNTechEnvoy

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Fruitful discussion between Tech Envoy @gioasempre and UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression @Irenekhan Grateful for the valuable contributions to the #GlobalDigitalCompact from the Special Rapporteurs and mechanisms on human rights

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@Irenekhan

4 years

All parties to the conflict are obliged by int’l law to protect #journalists and ensure their safe evacuation.

RSF

@RSF_inter

4 years

Journalists who wanted to leave Stepanakert in Nagorno- #Karabakh were able to reach #Armenia or are about to do so via a secure corridor. The exact number of those still there is impossible to determine at this stage. RSF calls for their safety to be ensured.

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@Irenekhan

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Looking forward to discussing what can be done to #disinformation while upholding #FreedomofExpression w @mariaressa @VeraJourova @article19org and others

ARTICLE 19 UN

@article19UN

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What holistic, positive measures should be taken by States to tackle disinformation? How should social media companies reform their business models to combat disinformation? Join our #HRC47 side event at 2PM CEST on 5 July. Find out more and register:

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@Irenekhan

4 years

@davidakaye ‘s legacy is incredible. It will be an honor to build on it working with you and others.

Joana Varon

@joana_varon

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We will miss you @davidakaye ! Thanks for the amazing work! Will never forget how brave u were presenting the report on encryption&anonymity to the Council. Welcome @Irenekhan ! Great to have a women (finally, for the first time) in this mandate. @CodingRights will be happy to help!

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What the Israeli forces are doing is leading to indiscriminate and massive killing of civilians including journalists. There needs to be strong accountability and political measures to bring about a #CeaseFireInGaza . Part 1 of my interview with @AJEnglish .

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@Irenekhan

2 years

See below my press release on #Hungary . Manipulation of #media to suppress independent voices, institutional capture to weaken #humanrights protection are dangerous signs ahead of 2022 #elections .

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

3 years

Congrats to @RSF_Inter for seeking justice in Germany under universal jurisdiction for #Khashoggi and other journalists in Saudi Arabia. #SafetyofJournalists is universal concern, must be protected by #universaljustice .

Criminal complaint filed against Mohammed bin Salman in German court

Reporters without Borders accuses Saudi heir of crimes against humanity over persecution of journalists

www.theguardian.com

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

4 years

Trailblazing gender champion, judicial giant, human rights defender, diminutive in size but towering in intellect, resolve & courage #RuthBaderGinsburg gave hope & justice to hundreds of millions of women and will ever inspire generations to come. #RIPRBG

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

2 years

I condemn Taliban’s demand that women #journalists in #Afghanistan must cover their faces. Yet another shameful attempt to erase women’s identity, #HumanRights & #FreedomofExpression #IWillResist

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

3 years

As we mark #WorldPressFreedomDay under shadow of #COVID19 , reports of “fighting disinformation” in #Cambodia by imposing blanket restrictions on public health reporting is worrying. I agree w @cdeloire @RSF_inter journalism #FreedomOfExpression is “best vaccine”.

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

3 years

Almost 1000 journalists killed in past decade but only 12% of cases brought to justice. That must change #EndImpunity #PressFreedom @unescoNOW @ministerBlok @amalclooneyy

UNESCO Now

@unescoNOW

3 years

🔴LIVE NOW Join Amal Clooney, @Irenekhan @ministerBlok @VeraJourova and @MelanioBar #ProtectJournalists and stand up to #EndImpunity for crimes against them. Watch here:

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@Irenekhan

7 months

⁦ @NobelPrize ⁩ award recognizes courageous struggle of jailed #HumanRights campaigner Narges Mohammadi in 🇮🇷. Iranian government must #FreeNarges and other human rights defenders NOW!

Nobel peace prize 2023: jailed Iranian women’s rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi wins award – as...

Mohammadi won due to her ‘fight against the oppression of women in Iran’, the committee said

www.theguardian.com

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

3 years

Deeply alarming and totally unacceptable behavior by #Belarus . #freeromanprotasevich immediately.

Ursula von der Leyen

@vonderleyen

3 years

The outrageous and illegal behaviour of the regime in Belarus will have consequences. Those responsible for the #Ryanair hijacking must be sanctioned. Journalist Roman Protasevich must be released immediately. EUCO will discuss tomorrow action to take.

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

8 months

👇🏼we condemn Iran’s proposed hijab law that will deepen discrimination and exclusion of women and girls - “gender apartheid” - and violate #FreedomofExpression & other human rights

Iran’s proposed hijab law could amount to “gender apartheid”: UN experts

GENEVA (1 September 2023) – UN experts* today expressed grave concern over a new draft law, currently under review in the Iranian parliament, which imposes a series of new punishments on women and...

www.ohchr.org

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

1 year

After 34 years #justice is done in killing of Peruvian 🇵🇪 #journalist #HugoBust íos in 1988. 9 out of 10 murders of journalists are never investigated says ⁦ @UNESCO ⁩. Impunity endangers #SafetyofJournalists . @IPI ⁦ @pressfreedom ⁩

Peru’s former presidential candidate sentenced for journalist’s murder

Daniel Urresti sent to jail for 12 years for his role in the 1988 killing of Hugo Bustíos at the height of the country’s civil conflict

www.theguardian.com

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

4 years

As we mark #Beijing25 let’s work together to strengthen women’s right to #FreedomOfExpression & end attacks on #women journalists activists writers bloggers ⁦ @phumzileunwomen ⁩ @unesco ⁦⁦ @article19org ⁩ ⁦ @RSF_inter ⁩ ⁦ @accessnow ⁩

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

1 year

Yet another example of how the legal system is being weaponized to intimidate and silence #journalists and undermine #PressFreedom #FreedomofExpression

How fake copyright complaints are muzzling journalists

Articles critical of powerful African oil lobbyists are being targeted by false copyright claims.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

3 years

#BidenHarris Administration must prioritize return of #US to #HumanRights Council @unhrcpr and champion independent @UN_SPExperts .

David Kaye

@davidakaye

4 years

the U.S. civil & foreign service now know that a president who respects their service & trusts their expertise will soon be in office. knowing he will have their back may influence how they respond to some of the trump administration's pressure & bad acts before 1/20/21.

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

2 years

The law must not be weaponized to weaken accountability and public scrutiny nor hinder #FreedomofExpression

ARTICLE 19 Europe & Central Asia

@article19europe

2 years

📣Time to act now to put an end to #SLAPPs ! We need a strong EU anti-SLAPP directive that will protect public watchdogs from lawsuits used by powerful individuals to silence critics. Sign the petition to call on @VeraJourova @dreynders & @EU_Commission

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

3 years

A safer internet for women and girls is possible. Add your name to those of hundreds of women who have signed an open letter calling on four tech companies to deliver on promises to tackle abuse of women and girls on their platforms.

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

4 years

Together with @MaryLawlorhrds and @cvoule I urged #Thailand to respect the right to #FreedomOfExpression and peaceful protest and release unconditionally those arbitrarily detained https:///en/news/press-release-un-experts-urge-thai-government-allow-peaceful-protests-and-release

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

1 year

Thanks @RapporteurUn for drawing attention to plight of #Rohingya refugees and dire #HumanRights situation in #Myanmar

UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews

@RapporteurUn

1 year

In Tokyo to urge Japan to impose sanctions on the Myanmar junta, eliminate a Myanmar military training program, denounce sham elections and help stop food ration cuts for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh with critical emergency funding.

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

1 month

Israel's proposition to shutdown of Al Jazeera, the only international media operating out of Gaza, is an escalation of the violations of international law on war crimes and #freedomofexpression . I discuss more in @AJInsideStory .

Why is Israel targeting Al Jazeera? | Inside Story

Benjamin Netanyahu, has promised to take Al Jazeera off air in Israel.Calling it a 'terror channel', he accused the network of harming Israel's national secu...

www.youtube.com

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

5 months

As the annual worldwide campaign of #16DaysOfActivism against Gender Based Violence draws to a close, action against gendered disinformation deserves more attention. My OpEd in the @diplocourier .

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

4 years

#FreedomOfExpression including #accesstoinfo empowers people living in poverty to demand transparency and accountability and strengthens both democracy and #sustainable development #EndPovertyDay

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

3 years

Looking forward to robust debate #DigitalAgeEU & ensure #HumanRights are at core of EU’s initiatives on #democracy and #digital communications ⁦ @VeraJourova ⁩ ⁦ @hickspeggy ⁩ ⁦ @sturner ⁩ ⁦ @iverna1 ⁩ ⁦ @UNHumanRights ⁩ ⁦ @UN_SPExperts ⁩ @cdteu

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

5 months

For my report on journalists in exile, I welcome inputs about: 1. trends, challenges and problems that journalists in exile experience 2. laws, policies and practices that promote their safety 3. recommendations and good practices Full details here:

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

4 months

#Disinformation is best tackled by correct, factual info fm govt; public access to diverse sources of info; transparent content moderation by soc media; media freedom to factcheck & digital literacy of people, 👀 my report A/HRC/47/25 to UN #HumanRights Council. Let’s meet &🗣️

Mohammad A. Arafat

@MAarafat71

4 months

A framework on how to hold those who spread disinformation and rumors accountable is under consideration. In preventing propaganda, we are very cautious that freedom of expression and media are not hindered.

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

6 months

Al Jazeera messaged me urgently concerned about the safer of their correspondent Wael Dahdouh, his surviving daughters and other colleagues sheltering in Gaza. @IDF must guarantee their safety.

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Irene Khan

@Irenekhan

2 years

Another life lost, another attack on #PressFreedom . I call for full, independent prompt investigation into killing of #journalist @UN_SPExperts #FreedomOfExpression