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"Defamation laws should reflect the principles that public figures are required to tolerate a greater degree of criticism than private citizens; (a) defamation law should not afford special protection to the president and other senior political figures; remedy and compensation under civil law should be provided."
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UNHRC: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Protection and Promotion of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression (1999), para. 28(b)

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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Protection and Promotion of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression (1999)

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