UN Rapporteur holds dialogue with Cebu media, police

BACOLOD CITY --- An official of the United Nations on Monday, Jan. 29, visited Cebu to assess the government's mechanisms regarding human rights, particularly freedom of opinion and expression. UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan arrived at the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), where a meeting took place with members of the Cebu Citizen's Press Council, Cebu Federation of Beat Journalists, and the police. Journalists were asked about experiences of human rights violations or harassment. Lawyer Hue Jyro Go, chief of staff of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS), shared that Khan acknowledged the positive re...Keep on reading: UN Rapporteur holds dialogue with Cebu media, police

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