The right to access information 2013, para. 92
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- In this context, the Special Rapporteur concludes that the right to access information on human rights violations, as enshrined by the right to freedom of expression, should be considered to be part of the right to truth in all circumstances - whether it relates to past or present situations, is claimed by victims, their relatives or by anyone in the name of public interest, in situations of political transition or not, and irrespective of the existence of legal proceedings, including when judicial action has expired.
- 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)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
- Reference
- SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/362, para. 92.
- Paragraph info
- Conclusion / Recommendation
- Paragraph number
- 92
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