Freedom of Expression

Topical index on Freedom of Expression

Since its creation in 1997, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression sough to contribute to the debate of several topics related to the protection and respect to the right it defends. The reports mentioned below were prepared by request of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and approved by it.

A Hemispheric Agenda for the Defense of Freedom Of Expression

 

The Inter-American Legal Framework regarding the Right to Freedom of Expression

 

The Inter-American Legal Framework regarding the Right to Access to Information

 

Freedom of Expression Standards for Free and Inclusive Broadcasting

Access to information (Annual Report 2003)

Action with respect to habeas data and the right of access to information (Annual Report 2001)

"Desacato" laws and criminal defamation (Annual Report 2002)

Discriminatory Allocation of Official Publicity (Annual Report 2003)

Freedom of expression and poverty (Annual Report 2002)

Legislation (Annual Report 1998)

Media Ethics (Annual Report 2001)

Terrorism and freedom of expression (Report on Terrorism and Human Rights 2002)

The concept of a right to truthful information (Annual Report 1999)

The Internet and freedom of expression (Annual Report 1999)

Women and freedom of expression (Annual Report 1999)