UN Human Rights experts: Trump attacks on media violate press freedom norms

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UN Human Rights experts: Trump attacks on media violate press freedom norms
The Hill, Aug 3, 2018, Morgan Gstalter

Human rights experts with the United Nations condemned President Trump’s verbal attacks on the media, saying his administration needs to promote a “vibrant” free press and stop going after journalists.

David Kaye, the U.N.’s special rapporteur on freedom of expression, and Edison Lanza, special rapporteur of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, issued a joint statement on Thursday in response to Trump’s repeated attacks on the media.

“His attacks are strategic, designed to undermine confidence in reporting and raise doubts about verifiable facts,” Kaye and Lanza said in the statement.

“These attacks run counter to the country’s obligations to respect press freedom and international human rights law,” the experts added.


More: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/400216-un-human-rights-experts-trump-attacks-on-media-violate-press-freedom

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[truth_seeker]

"press freedom norms" give way to Tommy Robinson locked up in solitary in Britain, for not observing political correctness.

[Wingnut]

I can smell the stench of a rotting body that goes by the name of the ACLU behind this BS.

ACLU is always involved when the U.N.’s special rapporteur's try to hose U.S.A.