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Dominican Republic partially tosses criminal defamation law IPI urges lawmakers to complete full repeal as part of pending reform to press law

Dominican Republic partially tosses criminal defamation law IPI urges lawmakers to complete full repeal as part of pending reform to press law

by | Feb 23, 2016 | Dominican Republic, News

VIENNA, Feb 23, 2016 – In a partial victory for media freedom, the Dominican Republic Constitutional Court on Sunday invalidated provisions in the country’s press law criminalising defamation of government bodies and public officials, but declined to strike down criminal defamation more broadly.

IPI adds Caribbean defamation laws to online database Campaign celebrate legal changes in 5 countries

IPI adds Caribbean defamation laws to online database Campaign celebrate legal changes in 5 countries

by | Feb 12, 2016 | Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, News, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

VIENNA, Feb 12, 2016 – Detailed information in defamation laws in 15 Caribbean countries in now included in the International Press Institute’s (IPI) online media laws database.

The information reflects data collected by IPI over the course of a campaign it launched in April 2012 together with the Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM) to reform defamation law in the Caribbean.