Libel law violates freedom of expression – UN rights panel – Manila Times

January 29, 2012 Posted By: Leave a comment
In ruling that Philippine criminal libel law was inconsistent with freedom of expression, the UN Committee on Human Rights recalled its General Comment 34, which reads: “Defamations laws should not . . . stifle freedom of expression . . . Penal ...
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