The right to access information 2013, para. 30

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In this context, the pursuit of judicial investigations into human rights violations is a core responsibility of the State and a major starting point for the realization of the right to truth. The judicial investigation of individual cases is not sufficient in itself, however; the right to truth implies not only the clarification of the immediate circumstances of particular violations, but also the clarification of the general context, the policies and the institutional failures and decisions that enabled their occurrence. Beyond this, the realization of the right to truth may require the dissemination of information on violations in order to restore confidence in State institutions and ensure non-repetition.
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
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/362, para. 30.
Paragraph number
30