A/HRC/26/30
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
2 July 2014
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-sixth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and
protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression,
Frank La Rue*
Summary
In the present report, submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council
resolution 16/4, the Special Rapporteur focuses on the realization of the right to freedom of
opinion and expression in electoral contexts, paying particular attention to the
establishment and enforcement of legal instruments regulating political communications.
He details the human rights framework applicable to the question of freedom of opinion
and expression in political communications and electoral processes. He then describes
common violations of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in electoral periods.
Finally, he provides recommendations on the alignment of national legal frameworks to the
most relevant international human rights standards, emphasizing the importance of
promoting pluralism, transparency and accountability.
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Late submission.
GE.14-07150 (E)
*1407150*