UN diplomat asks SC to let her intervene on Ressa’s cyber libel case

Taton said while an amicus curiae or ‘friend of the court” is usually invited by the court to provide insights on a case, Khan hopes to be allowed by the magistrates to intervene as an expert in Ressa’s case.

Being appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, Khan has been accorded certain privileges and immunities to gather relevant information regarding violations of right to freedom of opinion and expression. In a briefer provided to reporters, it said that Khan is concerned that domestic law “fails to adequately protect the right to freedom of opinion and expression under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.”“In particular, the Cybercrime Prevention Act raises serious concerns that it limits the ability of journalists to expose, document and address issues of important public interest, thereby violating the right to receive and impart information,” the briefer stated.

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