COVID-19 pandemic exposes repression of free expression and right to information worldwide, UN exp…
COVID-19 pandemic exposes repression of free expression and right to information worldwide, UN expert says GENEVA (10 July 2020) – Governments around the world must take action to protect and promote freedom of expression during the COVID-19 pandemic, which many States have exploited to crack down on journalism and silence criticism, a UN expert said today. Presenting his latest report on freedom of expression and disease pandemics to the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, David…
