What is the role of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression?
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. In 1993, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights established the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
How do I contact the Special Rapporteur?
OHCHR-UNOG Avenue Giuseppe Motta 48, CH-1202 Geneva Switzerland Fax : +41 22 917 90 06 E-mail: ohchr-srtoxicshr@un.org Follow the Special Rapporteur on Twitter: @SRtoxics
What is the mandate of the Special Rapporteur?
In 1993, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights established the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. After replacing the Commission on Human Rights, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate for another three years in March 2008 ( resolution 7/36 ).
When was the UN Special Rapporteur for freedom of opinion renewed?
The mandate was renewed again for an additional three years in March 2011 (HRC resolution 16/4 ), March 2014 ( resolution 25/2 ), March 2017 (resolution 34/18) and again in March 2020 ( resolution 43/4 ). Irene Khan was appointed as UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression in June 2020 and is the first woman to hold this mandate.