. @davidakaye receives well-deserved praise from many delegations, NGOs, & HRC President for his ‘excellent’, ‘tireless’ ‘dedicated’ work, strong ‘commitment’, ‘cutting edge’ reports, ‘stamina’ & his great ‘legacy’ as Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion & expression. #HRC44

Over 6 years of his mandate, @davidakaye has enriched & advanced the understanding of IHR law on freedom of opinion & expression in relation to range of pressing & contemporary global issues, especially concerning online space, through his thematic reports on: ... #HRC44

... online hate speech; role of private sector in the digital age, online content moderation, digital access providers; AI; surveillance industry; encryption & anonymity; sources & whistleblowers; & access to information in IGOs. See: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/FreedomOpinion/Pages/Annual.aspx #HRC44

. @davidakaye has also conducted significant country visits exposing freedom of opinion & expression issues in Ethiopia, Ecuador, Liberia, Mexico, Turkey, Japan, & Tajikistan. For these reports see: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/FreedomOpinion/Pages/Visits.aspx #HRC44

. @davidakaye – your commitment, energy, intelligence, eloquence, & accessibility has been brilliant, has made a vital difference to empowering those seeking to raise their voice & those seeking to support them, & to strengthening the IHR law framework. Kudos and thank you. #HRC44