Protection of journalists and media freedom 2012, para. 96
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- The emergence of "online journalists" - both professionals and untrained so-called "citizen journalists" - play an increasingly important role in documenting and disseminating news in real time as they unfold on the ground. Journalists who publish their work online should be afforded the same protection under articles 19 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Any restriction applied to online content must also be in conformity with the three-part test set out in article 19, paragraph 3, of the Covenant.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
- Year
- 2012
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
- Reference
- SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/20/17, para. 96.
- Paragraph info
- Conclusion / Recommendation
- Paragraph number
- 96
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