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The Charter of Democracy (Urdu: میثاق جمہوریت) was signed by Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan Muslim League and Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan Peoples Party on 14 May 2006 in London. [1]
In 2022, Freedom House rated Pakistan’s religious freedom as 1 out of 4, [96] noting that the blasphemy laws are often exploited by religious vigilantes and also curtail the freedom of expression by Christians and Muslims, especially Ahmadis. Hindus have spoken of vulnerability to kidnapping and forced conversions.
Freedom of the press in Pakistan is legally protected by the law of Pakistan as stated in its constitutional amendments, while the sovereignty, national integrity, and moral principles are generally protected by the specified media law, Freedom of Information Ordinance 2002, and Code of Conduct Rules 2010.
Freedom House ranked Pakistan 134th out of 196 countries in its 2010 Freedom of the Press Survey. Pakistan's score was 61 on a scale from 1 (most free) to 100 (least free), which earned a status of "not free". [3] Reporters Without Borders put Pakistan 145 out of the 180 countries ranked in its 2020 Press Freedom Index. [2]
Human rights abuses are monitored by United Nations committees, national institutions and governments and by many independent non-governmental organizations, such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, World Organisation Against Torture, Freedom House, International Freedom of Expression Exchange and Anti-Slavery International. These ...
The right to freedom of expression is particularly important for media, which play a special role as the bearer of the general right to freedom of expression for all. [18] However, freedom of the press does not necessarily enable freedom of speech. Judith Lichtenberg has outlined conditions in which freedom of the press may constrain freedom of ...
In Canada, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms outlines four Fundamental Freedoms. [10] These are freedom of: Conscience and religion; Thought, belief, opinion, and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication; Peaceful assembly; Association.
Freedom of speech (FoS), or freedom of expression (FoE), is the right to communicate one's opinions and ideas. It may also refer to: Affirmation of Freedom of Speech and rejection of anti-blasphemy laws; Defamation of religion, affirmation of Freedom of Speech, and UN; Freedom from religion; Freedom of religion; Freedom of expression in India