Attacks on journalists are specifically intended to silence them, and so they also constitute violations of the right of a society to have free access to information.
Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Mexico
PRESS RELEASE
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THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION PRESENTS ITS 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
Washington, D.C., May 11, 2015. – The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights presented on Thursday, May 7 its Annual Report regarding the situation of this matter in the Americas during 2014, as part of the Annual Report presented by the Commission to the member States.
This is the sixteenth report produced by the Office of the Special Rapporteur, since it was created in 1998.
To read the executive summary, click here.
To access the full report, click here.
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