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Freedom of expression in South Africa is guaranteed in section 16 of the Constitution of South Africa.This right to freedom of expression, which is regarded as being of fundamental importance to South African constitutional democracy, was first recognised in the Interim Constitution of 1993.
The Declaration of Table Mountain is a statement on press freedom in Africa.The statement was issued by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and World Editors Forum (WEF) at the 60th meeting of the World Newspaper Conference and 14th World Editors Forum Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, 3–6 June 2007.
Under apartheid, freedom of speech was curtailed under apartheid legislation such as the Native Administration Act 1927 and the Suppression of Communism Act, 1950. [3] In light of South Africa's racial and discriminatory history, particularly the Apartheid era, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996 precludes expression that is tantamount to the advocacy of hatred based on ...
The African Declaration of Internet Rights and Freedom is built on well-established African human rights documents including the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (1981), the Windhoek Declaration on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press (1991), the African Charter on Broadcasting (2001), the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa (2002) and ...
Freedom of expression in South Africa; Z. Z (cartoonist) This page was last edited on 29 May 2016, at 16:22 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Human Rights Watch has expressed concern over the bill's language and potential to lead to significant restrictions on freedom of expression. [4] The Helen Suzman Foundation , a South African think-tank dedicated to promoting "liberal constitutional democracy," submitted a response outlining a list of reasons why the group fundamentally opposed ...
The Constitutional Court has frequently held obiter that these section 17 rights aim to promote freedom of expression in a democratic society. [7] It has also considered the content of section 17 rights directly in cases including South African Transport and Allied Workers Union v Garvas, [14] Pilane v Pilane, [15] and Mlungwana v S. [16]
Examples of soft law instruments include the Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa, [8] Guidelines and Measures for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Africa (The Robben Island Guidelines), [9] Declaration of the Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa, [10] Ouagadougou ...