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UN reiterates independence of human-rights mandate-holders and stresses free expression amid US visa revocations
Summary
The UN spokesperson said special rapporteurs are independent from the secretary-general and that member states created the human-rights architecture; the speaker also affirmed UN support for the rights of students and journalists to speak freely amid reports of visa revocations in the United States.
When asked about criticism that the UN did not back a particular special rapporteur, the UN spokesperson, Spokesperson of the United Nations Secretariat, said the UN “fully support[s] that architecture” of special rapporteurs and reiterated that special rapporteurs are independent from the secretary-general and from the Secretariat. He said that if member states are unhappy with appointments, they should take the matter up with other…
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