At the national level, the right to truth can be characterized as the right to know, to be informed or to freedom of information. In resolution 12/12, its most recent on the right to truth, the Human Rights Council emphasized that the public and individuals were entitled to have access, to the fullest extent practicable, to information regarding the actions and decision-making processes of their Government.
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
All
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/362, para. 14.