Irene Khan

UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression

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Office: United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression

Born: December 24, 1956, Dhaka

Education: University of Manchester, Harvard Law School, St Francis Xavier's Green Herald International School

Previous offices: Secretary-General of Amnesty International

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Philippines convicts journalist of terror financing after six years in detention

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As of May 2026: Previously criticized Cumpio prosecution

Frenchie Mae Cumpio was 20 years old when police kicked down her door at 2 a.m. and claimed to find a grenade on her bed. Six years later, she remains in prison—now convicted of terrorism financing and facing up to 18 more years. The regional court acquitted her of the weapons charges that justified her original arrest but found her guilty of funneling money to communist insurgents, based largely on testimony from witnesses who gave contradictory statements about meeting a nine-year-old terrorist financier.

Updated May 22