Freedom of Expression
A. Introduction
1. This chapter offers an analysis of the state of freedom of expression in the countries of the hemisphere. It also contains a list of the assassinations of journalists that took place during 2001, the circumstances surrounding those incidents and the alleged motives behind them, and the current status of the corresponding criminal investigations. In addition, it indicates, on a country-by-country basis, the main problems with respect to freedom of expression that are still a cause for concern to the Special Rapporteur; and it also describes the positive developments that took place in some of the hemisphere’s countries in 2001.