Freedom of Expression
2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 2000
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I GENERAL REPORTS
A. Mandate and Competence of the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression
B. The Office of the Special Rapporteur’s Principal Activities in the Year 2000
CHAPTER II DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
A. Background
B. Interpretation
CHAPTER III LEGISLATION AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: AN OVERVIEW OF THE INTERNAL LEGISLATION OF THE MEMBER STATES
A. Legislation and Freedom of Expression
1. Access to Information
2. Desacato, or Contempt, Laws
CHAPTER IV EVALUATION OF THE SITUATION OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN THE HEMISPHERE
A. Introduction
B. Evaluation
C. Status of Freedom of Expression in Some Member States
1. Progress made in freedom of expression
a. Peru
b. Guatemala
2. Countries without freedom of expression
a. Cuba
3. Countries with serious limitations on freedom of expression
4. Countries that merit special attention
a. Chile
b. Colombia
c. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
d. Guatemala
e. Panama
f. Nicaragua
g. Honduras
5. Information received concerning the countries in the hemisphere during 2000
D. Assassinations of Journalists
CHAPTER V FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CASES WITHIN THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM
1. Cases before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
2. Cases declared admissible during the last period of sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in the year 2000
3. Precautionary measures
CHAPTER VI FINAL CONSIDERATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
ANNEXES
1. Complete text of Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights
2. Press releases
3. Joint Declaration of the three rapporteurs for freedom of expression
4. Declaration of Chapultepec