ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 1998
REPORT OF THE
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR THE
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Background of the Creation of the Office of the
Special Rapporteur
B. Plan of Work for the Office
of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression
1. General Report and Specific Reports
2. Hemispheric Network
for the Protection of Freedom of Expression
3. Country Visits
4. Promotion
C. Activities of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of
Expression
1. Promotion and Dissemination of
Information
2. Country Visits
3. Hemispheric
Network for the Protection of Freedom of Expression
A. Legal Framework
B. Summary
of the Jurisprudence Related to Freedom of Expression in the
Inter-American System of Human Rights
1. Characteristics
and Scope of Freedom of Expression
2. The Role of
the Mass Media in Freedom of Expression
3. Restrictions on
Freedom of Expression
4. Freedom
of Expression, Prior Censorship and Ultimate Responsibility
5. Freedom
of Expression and the Rights of All Persons to Honor and Dignity
6. Freedom
of Expression and Democracy
7. Journalism
and Freedom of Expression
C. Cases Concerning Freedom of
Expression Pending within the Inter-American System
of Human Rights
A. Contempt Laws
(Leyes de Desacato)
B. Laws
of Compulsory Membership in a Professional Association
1.
Recent cases from the jurisprudence of the Inter-American system regarding
compulsory membership within the Member States
C. Murder of Journalists
1. Cases
concerning the murder of journalists in this hemisphere during 1998
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