Freemuse and Nhimbe Trust have made a joint stakeholder submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Zimbabwe during the 40th session of the Working Group in January 2022.   The submission evaluates the implementation of recommendations made in the second cycle UPR and assesses the Zimbabwean authorities’ compliance with international human rights obligations as well …

  Freemuse welcomes the important contributions by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967 in his new report spotlighting the legal status of the settlements in accordance with the 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Freemuse encourages the mandate to explore further developments of this topic pertaining to artistic freedom and creative expressions.  In May 2021, violence between Israel and Palestine culminated in …

In preparation of the UPR of Cuba in 2023, Freemuse, PEN International, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and Artist at Risk Connection (ARC) – PEN America have submitted a mid-term report. 

  Freemuse will hold two sessions during RightsCon 2021. The session “Artists as Terrorists? The global threat of anti-terror legislation to artistic freedom” will focus on the negative impact that counterterror measures have on artistic expression. It aims to explore how civil society can work with governments and intergovernmental mechanisms …

Freemuse will participate in the European Spaces of Culture Conference organised by the European Union National Institutes for Culture on 1 June 2021.

Join the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and Freemuse for a webinar on Speaking Truth to Power: Religious or Belief Minority Artists, Voice and Protest.

Freemuse participated in a Webtalk "The State of Artistic Freedom" organised by Institut für Kulturpolitik der Kulturpolitischen Gesellschaft.

The regulation, which would apply throughout the EU, would permit online platforms to use automated tools, like upload filters, to remove content that is deemed to be of a ‘terrorist’ nature. 

On 1 February 2021, Myanmar military forces, also known as Tatmadaw, declared a state of emergency and seized power in Myanmar through a coup d’état. They detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and members of the National League for Democracy, and handed all executive, judicial and legislative powers to …

Freemuse will take part in the seminar “The world post COVID-19 – A poorer place” organised as a part of The Swedish Forum for Human Rights.