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OEA/Ser.L/V/II.106
Doc. 6 rev.
April 13, 1999
Original: Spanish
TABLE OF CONTENTS
REPORT OF THE
RAPPORTEUR FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
1999
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER
I GENERAL REPORTS
A.
Mandate
and competence of the Office of the
Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Information
B.
The
Office of the Rapporteur’s principal activities in 1999
CHAPTER
II ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION OF
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN THE HEMISPHERE
A.
Introduction
B.
Legislation
and freedom of expression
1.
The
Dual System of Protection: Public
Persons and Private Persons
a.
Actual Malice
b. Decriminalizing
Libel and Slander Laws
2.
Faithful
reporting
3. Freedom
of information
4. The
concept of a right to truthful information
C.
Women
and freedom of expression
D. The
Internet and freedom of expression
E.
Freedom
of expression and information in some
member states
Progress
1.
Restrictions
and threats to freedom of expression
a.
States
without freedom of expression
b.
States
where freedom of expression is severely limited
c.
Other cases
F.
Assassination
of journalists
CHAPTER
III FINAL THOUGHTS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
ANNEXES
1.
Complete
text of Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights
2.
Press
releases
3.
Joint
declaration on freedom of expression
4.
Law project –
Argentine Senate
5.
Declaration of Chapultepec
6. The
public’s right to know principles on freedom of
information
legislation
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