Moreover, the existing human rights protection systems, at both the international and regional levels, have on a number of occasions also been confronted with the question of access to information in the context of human rights violations and have, over the years, outlined the obligations of States concerning several aspects of that right.
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
N.A.
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/362, para. 27.