Irene Khan
@irenekhan
#HumanRights activist, gender =, #freespeech, #justice for all, global citizen w roots in 🇧🇩 UN Special Rapporteur Freedom of Opinion & Expression
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14-05-2009 12:11:37
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Very encouraging to see strong commitment to #HumanRights for all by the interim govt of #Bangladesh under leadership of Prof Yunus Muhammad Yunus
👇🏼strong call to United Nations Human Rights Council to adopt resolution on #Bangladesh. Res. shd welcome UN Human Rights FactFinding Mission & call on Yunus-led interim govt to cooperate with #UN & ensure #justice & accountability based on international #HumanRights law.
Speaking to Al Arabiya English's Tom Watson, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion, Irene Khan, says that the youth in #Bangladesh are seeking “a more just, more equal society” following the deadly protests that toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Irene Khan Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/40Vd8_b8zEA
👏👏👏 to #Bangladesh - important step towards accountability and elimination of #EnforcedDisappearances and commitment to uphold #HumanRights. Hope government will soon invite UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances to visit 🇧🇩
Ukraine : Reuters safety adviser Ryan Evans killed, 3 journalists injured in missile attack on Kramatorsk hotel Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/tgG6i An alert submitted by CPJ Europe and Central Asia & IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media #EuropeForFreeMedia
#Bangladesh was ready to explode. I was there with the students👇🏼Shahidul Alam ‘s experience and analysis of the #MonsoonRevolution which has shown that development without respect for #HumanRights and #FreedomofExpression is not sustainable. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…
The prevalence of social media, #AI & #misinformation is exacerbating the growing 🌐challenge of negationism & revisionism of past human rights violations. - Bernard Duhaime, Sp. Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation buff.ly/47ldJJ3 #HRC57 United Nations Human Rights Council | 📍#HRC57
#Tunisia: With elections a month away, authorities banned the latest issue of Jeune Afrique as part of a broader crackdown on independent media. Read more: ⬇️ ow.ly/FMU750TkcTE
I wrote in The Daily Star 13 yrs ago choosing to wear/not wear a hijab is women’s #FreedomOfExpression. In my UN report A/76/258 on gender justice I denounce attacks on women’s apparel as gendered censorship. When will women in 🇧🇩enjoy #GenderEquality in all #HumanRights?