The right to truth and the right to access information are clearly interrelated. The right to seek and receive information on human rights violations is not limited to past grave and/or systematic violations; countries that have experienced such situations have, however, faced particular challenges in that regard and, in a number of cases, developed processes and norms to address them.
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
Equality & Inclusion
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. 24.