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Summary of Cases-Freedom of Opinion and Expression-2005-Eng UNITED NATIONS E Distr. Economic and Social GENERAL Council E/CN.4/2005/64/Add.1 29 March 2005 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH/FRENCH/SPANISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Sixty-first session Agenda item 11 (c) CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION The right to freedom of opinion and expression Addendum Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received* * The present document is being circulated in the languages of submission only as it greatly exceeds the page limitations currently imposed by the relevant General Assembly resolutions. GE.05-13276 E/CN.4/2005/64/Add.1 Page 2 Contents Paragraphs Page Introduction.................................................................................... 1-3 6 SUMMARY OF CASES TRANSMITTED AND REPLIES RECEIVED .......... 4-1048 6 Albania........................................................................................... 4-5 6 Algeria ........................................................................................... 6-23 6 Angola............................................................................................ 24-25 13 Argentina ....................................................................................... 26-32 14 Armenia ......................................................................................... 33-36 19 Azerbaijan ..................................................................................... 37-55 20 Bahrain .......................................................................................... 56-66 29 Bangladesh..................................................................................... 67-86 33 Belarus ........................................................................................... 87-101 41 Benin..............................................................................................102-104 48 Bolivia............................................................................................105-106 48 Brazil..............................................................................................107-113 49 Burkina Faso..................................................................................114-115 51 Burundi..........................................................................................116-118 52 Cameroon.......................................................................................119-125 53 Central African Republic...............................................................126-130 55 Chad...............................................................................................131-134 57 Chile...............................................................................................135-141 57 China ..............................................................................................142-204 59 Colombia........................................................................................205-251 91 Costa Rica......................................................................................252-253 113 Côte d’Ivoire..................................................................................254-266 113 Croatia............................................................................................267-270 119 Cuba...............................................................................................271-280 119 Czech Republic..............................................................................281-283 125 Democratic Republic of the Congo ...............................................284-311 126 Denmark ........................................................................................312-314 138 E/CN.4/2005/64/Add.1 Page 3 Paragraphs Page Djibouti..........................................................................................315-317 139 Dominican Republic ......................................................................318-319 140 Ecuador ..........................................................................................320-334 140 Egypt..............................................................................................335-345 146 Eritrea ............................................................................................346-352 151 Ethiopia ..........................................................................................353-364 154 France ............................................................................................365-367 158 Gabon.............................................................................................368-369 159 Gambia...........................................................................................370-373 160 Georgia ..........................................................................................374-378 160 Greece ............................................................................................379-384 162 Grenada..........................................................................................385-386 165 Guatemala ......................................................................................387-401 165 Guinea............................................................................................402-404 171 Haiti...............................................................................................405-410 171 Honduras........................................................................................411-418 174 Hungary.........................................................................................419-420 176 India ...............................................................................................421-430 177 Indonesia ........................................................................................431-442 181 Iran (Islamic Republic of)..............................................................443-479 185 Iraq.................................................................................................480-486 200 Israel ..............................................................................................487-490 202 Italy................................................................................................491-492 203 Jamaica ..........................................................................................493-495 203 Japan ..............................................................................................496-497 204 Jordan.............................................................................................498-500 205 Kazakhstan.....................................................................................501-504 205 Kuwait............................................................................................505-507 207 Lao People’s Democratic Republic ...............................................508-510 208 Lebanon.........................................................................................511-516 209 Liberia ............................................................................................517-519 211 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ................................................................520-523 211 E/CN.4/2005/64/Add.1 Page 4 Paragraphs Page Malawi...........................................................................................524-527 213 Malaysia.........................................................................................528-537 214 Maldives ........................................................................................538-544 218 Mauritania ......................................................................................545-549 222 Mexico ...........................................................................................550-589 223 Morocco.........................................................................................590-601 241 Mozambique ..................................................................................602-603 244 Myanmar........................................................................................604-607 245 Nepal..............................................................................................608-662 246 Nicaragua .......................................................................................663-666 273 Niger ..............................................................................................667-668 275 Nigeria ...........................................................................................669-679 275 Pakistan..........................................................................................680-703 278 Panama...........................................................................................704-706 287 Papua New Guinea ........................................................................707-708 288 Paraguay........................................................................................709-711 288 Peru................................................................................................712-729 289 Philippines .....................................................................................730-737 298 Poland ............................................................................................738-740 305 Republic of Korea..........................................................................741-744 306 Republic of Moldova .....................................................................745-749 308 Romania.........................................................................................750-755
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