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"In defamation and libel actions, a range of remedies should be available, including apology and/or correction; and (h) Sanctions for defamation should no be so large as to exert a chilling effect on freedom of opinion and expression and the right to seek, receive and impart information; penal sanctions, in particular imprisonment, should never be applied."

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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(g-h)

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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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There should be a range of remedies available in the case of defamation, respecting the requirement that all remedies be proportional.