5 days ago · NOT so long ago, the Zambian government invited Irene Khan, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, to undertake a fact-finding mission to our...

1 day ago · Following a 10-day fact-finding mission in Zambia, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan has raised concerns about the state of freedom of expression in the country. In a press statement, Khan emphasized that Zambia is at a crossroads in upholding human rights ahead of the 2026 general elections, citing economic hardships, political ...

5 days ago · A report by United Nations special rapporteur Irene Khan into the status of freedom of expression in Zambia says that important steps have been taken to promote freedom of expression in Zambia ...

4 days ago · Following a 10-day tour of Zambia, the United Nations’ (UN) Special Rapporteur, Irene Khan, issued a press statement on the right to freedom of expression and opinion. She assessed the state ... As Khan rightly noted, the right to information is integral to freedom of expression and democracy. While the UPND Government’s adoption of the ...

5 days ago · By NATION REPORTER THE judiciary should consider getting into introspect over the preliminary report by Irene Khan, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Special Rapporteur, in which she has strongly condemned the weaponisation of the justice system against opposition political leaders. In her preliminary report, the UNHRC Special Rapporteur has …

1 day ago · In this context, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Irene Khan, has called for contributions to her upcoming report on freedom of expression and elections in the digital age, to be presented to the Human Rights Council in June 2025.

3 days ago · On Monday, January 27, 2025, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, visited Flava FM radio station in Kitwe, Zambia. It was alleged that Zambia Police attempted to ...

4 days ago · NOT so long ago, the Zambian government invited Irene Khan, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, to undertake a fact-finding mission to our nation on the...

13 hours ago · ISLAMABAD: A group of independent human rights experts have made public their letter, penned to the government, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights defender Idris ...

1 day ago · Endorsed by: Michael Fakhri, Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing; Irene Khan, Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression; Laura Nyirinkindi (Chair), Claudia Flores (Vice-Chair), Dorothy Estrada Tanck, Ivana Krstić, and Haina Lu, Working ...