The website of UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai – freeassembly.net – is proud to announce the launch of “Kiai Comments,” a new feature which displays a series of quotes on assembly and association rights, and can be freely embedded in any website (including, we hope, yours!). UN reports are often dense, technical, and difficult for the layperson to understand. The idea behind “Kiai Comments” is to pull out key excerpts from Maina Kiai's reports – and other sources – and distribute them as widely as possible, as clearly as possible. Quotes link back to the original source material, for readers who want learn more about their assembly and association rights. Kiai Comments currently features approximately 20 quotes from Maina Kiai (configurable to display in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Thai, Turkish or Khmer with more languages coming soon). They include excerpts from reports, speeches and news articles. The quotes will change periodically, to reflect the Special Rapporteur’s latest statements, reports and articles. We’d like to encourage as many people as possible to embed this feature in their websites, particularly civil society organizations working at the grassroots level. See the box embedded on this page for an example of what Kiai Comments can look like on your... Continue reading →
