The right of the child to freedom of expression 2014, para. 17
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
The right to seek information set out in article 13, paragraph 1, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child has often been associated with the right to access to information, in particular information held by public authorities. This right is also closely related to the provisions of article 17 of the Convention, which aims to ensure that children have access to information and material from a diversity of national and international sources.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Type de document
Special Procedures' report
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Governance & Rule of Law
Personnes concernées
Children
Année
2014
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the UNGA (2014), A/69/335, para. 17.