British libel laws violate human rights, says UN | UK news | guardian.co.uk

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/aug/14/law.unitednations

The British libel laws have come under attack from the United Nations committee on human rights for discouraging coverage of matters of major public interest. The use of the Official Secrets Act to deter government employees from raising important issues has also been criticised.

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Created by damianrafferty on 14 August 2008

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Libel law is an important way for victims of misinformation to redress damage done to them and their families but as this report makes clear, poorly conceived libel laws can be easily abused...

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