Freedom of Expression
Annual Report 2011
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 2011
Index
TABLE OF ACRONYMS AND REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I: GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Creation of the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Institutional Support
B. Mandate of the Office of the Special Rapporteur
C. Principal Activities of the Office of the Special Rapporteur
1. Individual Case System: Strategic Litigation on Freedom of Expression within the inter-American System
2. Precautionary Measures
3. Public Hearings
4. Seminars and Workshops with Strategic Actors in the Region
5. Annual Report and development of expert knowledge
6. Special statements and declarations
D. Staff of the Office of the Special Rapporteur
E. Funding
CHAPTER II: EVALUATION OF THE STATE OF
A. Introduction and methodology
B. Evaluation of the state of freedom of expression in the Member States
1. Argentina
2. Bolivia
3. Brazil
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. Colombia
7. Costa Rica
8. Cuba
9. Ecuador
10. El Salvador
11. United States
12. Guatemala
13. Guyana
14. Haiti
15. Honduras
16. Jamaica
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CHAPTER III: THE RIGHT TO ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION IN THE
A. Introduction
B. Guiding Principles of the Right of Access to Information
1. Principle of Maximum Disclosure
2. Principle of Good Faith
C. Content and Scope of the Right of Access to Information
1. Every Person Has the Right of Access to Information
2. Subjects with Obligations under the Right of Access to Information
3. Object or Scope of the Right
4. Obligations Imposed on the State by the Right of Access to Information
5. Limitations to the Right of Access to Information
D. Conclusions
CHAPTER IV: REPARATIONS FOR THE VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 13 OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION AND OTHER RIGHTS RELATED TO ILLEGITIMATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
A. Introduction
B. The right to reparation in inter-American human rights law
C. Damages and reparations arising specifically from to Article 13 of the American Convention
1. Case of "The Last Temptation of Christ" (Olmedo Bustos et al.) v.
2. Case of Ivcher Bronstein v.
3. Case of Herrera Ulloa v.
4. Case of Ricardo Canese v.
5. Case of Palamara Iribarne v.
6. Case of Claude Reyes et al v.
7. Case of Kimel v.
8. Case of Tristán Donoso v.
9. Case of Ríos et al. v. Venezuela
10. Case of Perozo et al. v.
11. Case of Usón Ramírez et al. v.
12. Case of Manuel Cepeda Vargas v.
13. Case of Gomes Lund v.
D. Examination of the components for reparation of freedom of expression in inter-American case law
1. Measures of restitution
2. Measures of compensation
3. Measures of satisfaction
4. Measures of rehabilitation
5. Guarantees of non-repetition
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
ANNEXES