freedom of opinion and expression

Article 19 says everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression.

The clauses in question have actually been used to restrict freedom of opinion and expression.

To provide legal aid to the victims of violations against the freedom of opinion and expression.

The need to combat fundamentalism should not be used as a pretext to undermine freedom of opinion and expression.

To guarantee freedom of opinion and expression, in addition to artistic and literary invention.

He said those provisions, which include jail sentences for violators, "infringe on the right to freedom of opinion and expression."

A security official stated that Alsingance had "abused the freedom of opinion and expression prevailing in the kingdom".

Freedom of opinion and expression.

Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression (1993-)

"It is a human right under Article 19 of the universal declaration of human rights, which provides for freedom of opinion and expression.

Freedom of religion or belief is a universal human right; freedom of opinion and expression is intrinsically linked to it.

No safeguards exist to protect the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, peaceful assembly and association, and independence of the judiciary.

The letter says defamation of religion has been "wrongly linked with malafide intentions to its perceived clash with" the freedom of opinion and expression.

It takes its name from Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 'Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression'.

The Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression is contained in the UN's founding documents and core human rights treaties.

Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Mr. Frank La Rue (Guatemala)

In July, 2011, the UN Human Rights Committee released a 52-paragraph statement, General Comment 34, concerning freedoms of opinion and expression.

Dr Hussain was for nine years Special Rapporteur to UN on Freedom of Opinion and Expression.

The right to freedom of opinion and expression is a fundamental right that safeguards the exercise of all other rights and is a critical underpinning of democracy.

We stress the protection of freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and of freedom of opinion and expression; for without these freedoms, other rights cannot be fully realized.

"Holding intermediaries liable for the content disseminated or created by their users severely undermines the enjoyment of the right to freedom of opinion and expression," La Rue writes.

"The Sudanese authorities do not respect freedom of opinion and expression," said the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI).

It calls for the right of freedom of opinion and expression - including the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any medium regardless of frontiers.

Similarly, Article 19 of the UDHR guarantees that "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference..."

In 1948, International PEN members helped to craft Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which guarantees that "everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression.