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UN rights panel extends free speech investigator mandate to discrimination

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website] passed a resolution [press release] by a 32-0 vote Tuesday "extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression for three years," and adding extra oversight to require reporting when "abuse of the right of freedom of expression constitute[s] an act of

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on April 02, 2008 (boomark / email).

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