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"Criminal libel laws are a legacy of the colonial past and have no place in modern democratic societies. They should be repealed."

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UNHRC: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression: Disinformation and Freedom of Opinion and Expression, para. 89

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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression: Disinformation and Freedom of Opinion and Expression

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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.