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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, A/HRC/26/30/Add.1, 29 April 2014: Montenegro

Apr 29, 2014

III. Domestic legal framework 12. The Media Law,{{2}} enacted in 2002, establishes general principles and provisions on which the media system is based. It prohibits censorship and establishes that Montenegro shall provide and guarantee freedom of information at the...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, A/HRC/26/30/Add.2, 1 April 2014: The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Apr 1, 2014

IV. Situation of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in the former Yugoslav A. General overview 17. While noting with appreciation that the Government has engaged in initiatives supporting the promotion of cultural diversity in the media, the Special...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/LVA/CO/3, 25 March 2014: Latvia

Mar 25, 2014

19. The Committee is concerned at reports of racist speech, acts of violence and discrimination against vulnerable groups, including Roma and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, and at a reported increase in incidents of violence against minorities in...

Concluding Observations, CAT/C/POL/CO/5-6, 19 November 2013: Poland

Nov 19, 2013

Vulnerable groups 25. The Committee notes the adoption of the Equal Treatment Act in 2010 and the provisions of the Penal Code prohibiting hate crimes (arts. 119, 256 and 257), but considers that neither the Act nor the Penal Code provide adequate and specific...

Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, A/68/329, 16 August 2013

Aug 16, 2013

II. Contributions received from Member States I. Nicaragua 59. Article 427 of the penal code criminalizes any actions to hinder or obstruct a person in the exercise of a right or a choice provided for in the Constitution, laws, regulations or any other provisions on...