Given that the promotion, protection and guarantee of human rights and fundamental freedoms are the ultimate responsibility of any State, there is a greater responsibility in the disclosure of information held by public bodies concerning human rights violations, as identified in the jurisprudence relating to the right to truth.
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
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/362, para. 91.