Freedom of Expression

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Everyone has the right to freedom of thought and expression. This right includes freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing, in print, in the form of art, or through any other medium of one's choice

Article 13 of the American Convention of Human Rights

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            45.       On June 24, 2003, a Superior Court of Justice dismissed a libel suit seeking $2.7 billion in damages, filed by the Toronto Police Association against Toronto Star Daily Newspapers Ltd.  The lawsuit was motivated by a series of reports published in the Toronto Star that made reference to differences in the treatment that the police gave Afro-descendants, based on police data.[1]


[1] Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), June 24, 2003, www.cjfe.org.