Issue
Freedom of Opinion and Expression for Political Candidates and Their Supporters
Election Parts
Criteria
Summaries
- Everyone has the right to freedom of expression, whether through public speeches or other means.
- Free communication of information and ideas about public and political issues between citizens, candidates, and elected representatives is necessary.
- Political parties and candidates must be granted, on an equal basis, the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds orally, in writing, in print, through art, or through any other form of media.
- Freedom of expression includes unhindered communication with international bodies on matters of human rights.
- Parties and candidates must be able to communicate their opinions to the electorate.
- Freedom of expression may only be restricted under certain circumstances as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society.
- Freedom of expression may only be restricted in limited cases, including in the interest of national security.
- Freedom of expression may only be restricted in limited cases, including in the interest of territorial integrity.
- Freedom of expression may only be restricted in limited cases, including in the interest of public safety.
- Freedom of expression may only be restricted in limited cases, including in the interest of maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.
- Freedom of expression may only be restricted in limited cases, including in the interest of preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence.
- Freedom of expression may only be restricted in limited cases, including when an expression seeks to destroy other established rights.
- Freedom of expression may only be restricted in limited cases, including in the interest of protecting the reputation and rights of others.
- The communication and circulation of ideas may not be restricted by any indirect means, such as abuse of government or private control over the media.
- To address disinformation online, self-regulation by internet intermediaries and positive measures, including independent fact-checking, public education, and media literacy campaigns, could be prioritized over criminalisation.