Global Freedom of Expression

Catalina Botero: The Inter-American Human Rights Protection System

Key Details

  • Region
    Latin-America and Caribbean
Below are the key issues discussed in Catalina Botero’s presentation for the annual Justice for Free Expression Conference. Download the full pdf version below.
  1. The Courts Golden Age (2001-2008)
  2. Decline in the Courts Decisions
  3. Inter-American Court of Human Rights Cases on Freedom of Expression of 2015
  4. Cases Published by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights in 2015
  5. Some Trends and Emblematic Cases in the Region from 2015 on Criminal Defamation and on Freedom of Expression on the Internet
  6. Internet: Jurisdiction, Responsibility of Intermediaries and the Right to be Forgotten in Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Brazil in 2015

Authors

Catalina Botero Marino

Associate Expert of CGFoE
Former Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights