A/HRC/20/17 or religious hatred, organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in the Asia-Pacific region and in the Americas, respectively. 37. From 8 to 16 July 2011, the Special Rapporteur participated in academic events on freedom of expression, organized by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) in Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta. 38. On 13 and 14 September 2011, the Special Rapporteur participated in the United Nations Inter-Agency meeting on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, organized by UNESCO in Paris. 39. From 17 to 19 September 2011, the Special Rapporteur participated in the PanAfrican Conference on Access to Information, hosted by the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information, UNESCO, and the African Union Commission at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. 40. On 23 and 24 September 2011, the Special Rapporteur participated in the International Conference on Freedom of Expression and Press Freedom in Nuremburg, Germany. 41. From 27 to 30 September 2011, the Special Rapporteur participated as a panellist in the 2011 Internet Governance Forum, held at the United Nations Office in Nairobi. 42. From 7 to 11 November 2011, the Special Rapporteur participated in the meeting “Asia Civil Society Consultation on National Security and Rights to Information Principles,” organized by the Open Society Foundation, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Yayasan Tifa, and the Institute for Defense, Security and Peace Studies in Jakarta. 43. On 23 November 2011, the Special Rapporteur participated in the expert consultation meeting, “Safety of journalists: Towards a more effective international protection framework,” organized by the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs in Vienna. 44. From 10 to 16 January 2012, the Special Rapporteur participated in a series of consultations in Thailand, and attended the Regional Symposium on Social Media, Freedom of Expression and Incitement to Hatred in Asia, organized by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) in Singapore. 45. On 29 February 2012, the Special Rapporteur participated as a panellist in the Human Rights Council panel discussion on freedom of expression on the Internet in Geneva, Switzerland. 46. On 1 and 2 March 2012, the Special Rapporteur participated in the experts meeting on the Safety of Journalists, organized by the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Centre of Governance and Human Rights at University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. 47. From 25 to 27 March 2012, and from 28 to 30 March 2012, the Special Rapporteur participated in several academic meetings in Florence and Rome, Italy, respectively. 8