ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 1998
 

REPORT OF THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR THE
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

A.    Background of the Creation of the Office of the Special Rapporteur
B.    Plan of Work for the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression

1.    General Report and Specific Reports
2.    Hemispheric Network for the Protection of Freedom of Expression
3.    Country Visits
4.    Promotion

C.    Activities of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression

1.    Promotion and Dissemination of Information
2.    Country Visits
3.    Hemispheric Network for the Protection of Freedom of Expression

A.    Legal Framework

B.    Summary of the Jurisprudence Related to Freedom of Expression in the
       Inter-American System of Human Rights

1.    Characteristics and Scope of Freedom of Expression
2.    The Role of the Mass Media in Freedom of Expression
3.    Restrictions on Freedom of Expression
4.    Freedom of Expression, Prior Censorship and Ultimate Responsibility
5.    Freedom of Expression and the Rights of All Persons to Honor and Dignity
6.    Freedom of Expression and Democracy
7.    Journalism and Freedom of Expression

C.    Cases Concerning Freedom of Expression Pending within the Inter-American System
       of Human Rights

A.    Contempt Laws (Leyes de Desacato)

B.    Laws of Compulsory Membership in a Professional Association

1.    Recent cases from the jurisprudence of the Inter-American system regarding
       compulsory membership within the Member States

C.    Murder of Journalists

1.    Cases concerning the murder of journalists in this hemisphere during 1998

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