GENEVA (24 May 2018) – UN human rights experts* are calling on the authorities in India to act urgently to protect journalist Rana Ayyub, who has received death threats following an online hate campaign. Ms Ayyub is an independent journalist and writer whose work has included investigations into alleged crimes committed by public and government officials. According to information received by the experts, the issue intensified after a malicious Tweet on 20 April falsely quoted Ms Ayyub as supporting child rapists and saying that Muslims were no longer safe in…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 24 May 2018. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
