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"No provision of this Convention shall be interpreted as: a. permitting any State Party, group, or person to suppress the enjoyment or exercise of the rights and freedoms recognized in this Convention or to restrict them to a greater extent than is provided for herein; b. restricting the enjoyment or exercise of any right or freedom recognized by virtue of the laws of any State Party or by virtue of another convention to which one of the said states is a party."

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OAS: American Convention on Human Rights, art. 29(a-b)

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American Convention on Human Rights

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Freedom of expression may only be restricted in limited cases, including when an expression seeks to destroy other established rights.
Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including when an expression seeks to destroy other established rights.