Argentine PM proposes decriminalising libel

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez today proposed decriminalising libel and slander as a way of “guaranteeing even more” freedom of expression in Argentina.

Argentine PM proposes decriminalising libel
Fri, 11 Sep, 2009 - 21:31

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez today proposed decriminalising libel and slander as a way of “guaranteeing even more” freedom of expression in Argentina.

“I prefer a billion lies to shutting someone’s mouth,” Fernandez said in an address to the Inter-American Human Rights Commission.

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