Universal Declaration of Human RightsRelevant Provision(s): Show
Article 19:Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. Place/Date of Conclusion: Paris,
10 December 1948 International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsRelevant Provision(s): Article 19:
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Place/Date of Conclusion: New York, 16 December 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsRelevant Provision(s): Article 1:
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Place/Date of Conclusion: New York, 16 December 1966 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial DiscriminationRelevant Provision(s): Article 5:
Place/Date of Conclusion: New York, 07 March 1966 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against WomenRelevant Provision(s): Article 3:
Place/Date of Conclusion: New York, 18
December 1979 Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesRelevant Provision(s): Article 21:States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that persons with disabilities can exercise the right to freedom of expression and opinion, including the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas on an equal basis with others and through all forms of communication of their choice, as defined in article 2 of the present Convention, including by: (a) Providing information intended for the general public to persons with disabilities in accessible formats and technologies appropriate to different kinds of disabilities in a timely manner and without additional cost; (b) Accepting and facilitating the use of sign languages, Braille, augmentative and alternative communication, and all other accessible means, modes and formats of communication of their choice by persons with disabilities in official interactions; (c) Urging private entities that provide services to the general public, including through the Internet, to provide information and services in accessible and usable formats for persons with disabilities; (d) Encouraging the mass media, including providers of information through the Internet, to make their services accessible to persons with disabilities; (e) Recognizing and promoting the use of sign languages. Place/Date of Conclusion: New York, 13 December 2006 Soft Law (guidelines, declarations, or principles)
International Mechanisms1. Charter-based Mechanisms
2. Treaty-based Mechanisms
Special Proceedures
What is the right to freedom of opinion and expression?Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice.
Why does everyone have the right to freedom of expression?This right is particularly important for journalists and other people working in the media. They must be free to criticise the government and our public institutions without fear of prosecution – this is a vital feature of a democratic society.
Does everyone have the right of freedom of speech?The First Amendment guarantees our right to free expression and free association, which means that the government does not have the right to forbid us from saying what we like and writing what we like; we can form clubs and organizations, and take part in demonstrations and rallies.
What is freedom own opinion?Freedom refers to a state of independence where you can do what you like without any restriction by anyone. Moreover, freedom can be called a state of mind where you have the right and freedom of doing what you can think off. Also, you can feel freedom from within.
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