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Access to Information - Human Right

• Inter-American Democratic Charter
• American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
• American Convention on Human Rights
• Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression
• IACHR, Special Rapporteurship on Freedom of Expression, “Special Study on the Right of Access to Information,” Organization of American States, 2007.
• IACHR, Annual Report of the Rapporteurship on Freedom of Expression. 2001, vol. II. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.114, Doc. 5 rev.1, 16 April 2001.
• IACHR, Annual Report of the Special Rapporteurship on Freedom of Expression. 2003. Volume III. Chapter IV. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.118, Doc. 70 rev.2, 29 December 2003.
• IACHR, Report of the Rapporteurship on Freedom of Thought and Expression, 2005. Volume II, Chapter III. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.124 Doc. 7; 27 February 2006.
• IACHR, Report on Terrorism and Human Rights. OEA/Ser.L/V/ll.116, 22 October 2002.
• Joint Declaration of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and the OAS Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression. 26 November 1999.
• Joint Declaration of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and the OAS Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression. 6 December 2004.
• Joint Declaration of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, the OAS Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, and the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. 19 December 2006.
• Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression of the Special Rapporteurship on Freedom of Expression.
• Inter-American Democratic Charter. Adopted at the first plenary session on September 11, 2001.
• AG/RES. 1932 (XXXIII-O/03) of June 10, 2003 on “Access to Public Information: Strengthening of Democracy”
• AG/RES. (XXXIV-O/04) of June 8, 2004 on “Access to Public Information: Strengthening of Democracy”
• AG/RES. 2121 (XXXV-O/05) of June 7, 2005 on “Access to Public Information: Strengthening of Democracy”
• AG/RES. 2252 (XXXVI-O/06) of June 6, 2006 on “Access to Public Information: Strengthening of Democracy”
• Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression of the African Commission
• Report of the Special Rapporteur on protection and promotion of he right to freedom of opinion and expression, UN doc. E7CN.4/1999/64, 29 January 1999, para. 44.
• Principles of Lima of November 16, 2000.
• Declaration of Chapultepec. Adopted at the Hemispheric Conference on Freedom of Expression held in Mexico City on March 11, 1994.
• Principles of Johannesburg on National Security, Freedom of Expression, and Access to Information. Article XIX. International Standards Series. November 1996.
• Article XIX, Principles on Freedom of Information Legislation. The Public’s Right to Know. International Standards Series, June 1999.
• Marcel Claude Reyes et al. v. Chile, Case 12.108, Report No. 60/03, Inter-Am. C.H.R.
• GARCIA SAYAN, Diego. Jurisprudencia Interamericana y Acceso a la información. International Conference on the Right to Public Information. Carter Center. Atlanta, Georgia. Feb. 27, 2008.
• Open Society Justice Initiative. 10 Principles on the right to know. September 2005.
• Declaration of SOCIUS Peru 2003. Seminar on Access to Information. British Council.

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