GENEVA (16 June 2020) – The UN independent expert on freedom of expression has condemned a Philippine court’s conviction of journalist Maria Ressa, saying the nation’s higher courts had a responsibility to reverse the verdict. “The conviction marks a new low in the Philippines’ protection of the freedom of expression and, in particular, the ability of an independent media to function in the country,” said David Kaye, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 16 June 2020. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
