18 p.
Authors
Khan, Irene, UN. Human Rights Council. Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression
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- Geneva : UN
Table of Contents
- Visit to Serbia and Kosovo 1
- Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan*, ** 1
- Annex 2
- Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, on her visit to Serbia and Kosovo 2
- I. Introduction 2
- II. Freedom of opinion and expression in Serbia 3
- A. Strong legal framework 3
- B. Tackling hate speech 4
- 1. Toxic public discourse 4
- 2. Weak media regulation 6
- 3. Role of other State institutions 8
- C. Protecting media freedom, journalists and human rights defenders 8
- 1. Inadequate protection mechanisms 9
- 2. Persistent impunity 9
- 3. New threat: strategic lawsuits against public participation 10
- 4. Other concerns relating to media freedom 11
- 5. Threat to civil society organizations 11
- III. Freedom of opinion and expression in Kosovo 11
- A. Legal framework 12
- B. Safety of journalists 12
- C. Diverse, independent and pluralist media sector 13
- D. Language barriers and equal access to information 14
- E. Incitement and disinformation 14
- IV. Conclusions and recommendations 15
- A. Recommendations for the Government of Serbia 16
- 1. Freedom of expression 16
- 2. Hate speech, disinformation and misinformation 16
- 3. Media freedom 16
- 4. Safety of journalists and human rights defenders 17
- B. Recommendations for the authorities in Kosovo 17
- C. Recommendation for the international community 18
