GENEVA (3 June 2020) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed alarm at the clampdown on freedom of expression in parts of the Asia-Pacific region during the COVID-19 crisis, saying any actions taken to stop the spread of false information must be proportionate.
GENEVA (27 April 2020) – As Governments face the formidable challenge of protecting people from COVID-19, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on them to ensure human rights are not violated under the guise of exceptional or emergency measures.
Human rights put people centre-stage and are key in shaping the pandemic response, both for the public health emergency and the broader impact on people’s lives and livelihoods.
GENEVA (17 April 2020) – A UN human rights expert warned that the Cambodian Government’s new state of emergency law in response to the COVID-19 pandemic risked violating the right to privacy, silencing free speech and criminalising peaceful assembly.
GENEVA (9 April 2020) - UN experts sent a communication expressing concerns over Cambodia’s draft law on the management of the nation during state of emergency. According to the independent experts, if adopted as is, the law may restrict the right to freedom of expression, right to freedom of association and...
