#article19

[seemabhatnagar]

‘Freedom of Speech and Expression doesn’t give right to tarnish the image of any person under the garb of Article 19’

Jagat Singh Negi v. Surat Singh Negi

Crl Revision 401/2022

Before High Court of Himachal Pradesh at Shimla

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kainthla J on 11.01.2024 partially set aside the order of Trial Court to the extent of allowing the complaint for the Offence of Defamation as calling the complainant ‘corrupt’ in press conference is tarnishing his image in the eyes of public. But will not cause breach of peace or incite a class or a community to cause breach of peace.

Facts

The Petitioner filed a complaint before the Trial Court for the offences punishable under Sections 500, 504, 505(C) of IPC asserting that the accused made a statement in the Press Conference that the petitioner had not toured Kinnaur District but more than 50 times during two years had withdrawn Travelling Allowance amounting to Rs.12,54,145/-.

He toured every district in his capacity as Vice President of Forest Corporation and had drawn the Travelling Allowance of ₹2,00,000/-. The petitioner indulged in corruption.

These words amount to defamation to him in the eye of the public.

The Trial Court recorded the statements of the petitioner and his witnesses and thereafter held that the right of speech and expression is a fundamental right. The public has a right to know.

There was no mensrea. Hence, the complaint was dismissed.

Aggrieved by the order of the Trial Court, present criminal revision is filed before High Court of Himachal Pradesh at Shimla.

Submission of the Petitioner

The petitioner is known for his honesty and integrity.

Right of freedom of speech is not absolute.

The Video recording of the statement was not considered by the Trial Court.

Trial Court misdirected itself while passing the order.

The right to criticism doesn’t include hurling abuses or criticism.

Observation of the High Court

The High Court Cited the Case of State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal 1992 Supp (1) SCC 335 where in it was held by the Apex Court that if any imputation of corruption is made against person holding high Office, the person can approach the Court u/s 500 IPC for suing for damages.

Allegation that the petitioner had withdrawn the excess amount can amount to criticism of the public official but calling an official ‘Corrupt’ is defamation ‘per se’ & is lowering the image in the eyes of the public.

Article 19 is not absolute but subject to exceptions which includes defamation.

A person can’t tarnish the reputation of a person in the garb of Freedom of expression and speech.

Trial Court fell in error by justifying the accused calling him as ‘Corrupt’.

Nothing was stated in the complaint to infer that words used will cause breach of peace.

Offence of Section 504IPC is not made out.

The statement does not contain any word which intend to invoke or incite a class or community to cause breach of peace.

Calling complainant corrupt will not incite any community or class for breach of peace.

Seema Bhatnagar

[blancaliliaibarra]

31/01/2024

México es uno de los países más peligrosos para ejercer el periodismo. Al respecto, la organización Artículo 19 sostiene, en el “Informe Primer Semestre 2023: Violencia contra la prensa: entre ataques, estigmatización y ausencia de Estado”,  que cada 16 horas, un periodista o medio de comunicación sufre algún tipo de agresión.

[endimpunityday]

DAY I - Closing ceremony - Symbolic event to be held at the Art Museum of the Americas.

16:30 - 18:00 - Closing ceremony of the International Day to end impunity against journalists 2023, November 2nd.

 Symbolic event to be held at the Art Museum of the Americas

Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the OAS 

Margarette May Macaulay, IACHR President 

Jose Uriel Sanchez Ordoñez, Relative of journalist Moisés Sánchez Cerezo

Ricardo Rivas, Relative of murdered journalist in Ecuador Paul Rivas

José Luis Sanz, Advisor for the Media Integrity Center

Leopoldo Maldonado, Regional Director for Mexico and Central America, ARTICLE 19

Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO  

Pedro Vaca Villarreal, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Special performances by:

Stephanie Mercedes, artist

Vivir Quintana, singer, composer

[mankavitlawacademy]

Justice Dipankar Dutta took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court on November 12 at 10.30 AM. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud administered the oath to Justice Dutta in the swearing-in ceremony held at Court No.1 of the Supreme Court in the presence of all judges. . . . Swipe to know more. #dipankardutta #justicedipankardutta #justicedipankarduttatakesoath #supremecourt #supremecourtofindia #highcourt #judicialmatter #judiciary #sushantsinghrajput #freedomofpressjournalism #freedomofspeech #informationtechnology #constitutionofindia #constitution #article19 #freedomofspeech #mediatrial #contemptofcourt #covid19 #vaccination #appointmentofjudges #councilofministers #polity #reservation #cji #justicenvramana #justicechandrachud https://www.instagram.com/p/CmJCQmcvaWd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rotten666bones]

An very incomplete list of trans murder victims in 2024

(this list includes people that identify as non-binary and/or gender-nonconforming)

Samantha Gómez Fonseca: A 37 year old transgender activist and politician who was shot multiple times in a car in Mexico City on January 14. The murder was planned

Miriam Nohemi Ríos: Killed (shot) on January 11 in the central Mexican state of Michoacán. She was a trans human rights activist.

Nex Benedict: Beaten in an Owasso High School bathroom by three other students on February 7. He later died due to his injuries at just 16 YEARS OLD!

Gaby Ortiz: She was a renowned stylist and reported dead on January 6 in the state of Hidalgo. Her body was found on the road along with a cardboard written message next to her containing threats. Her body showed visible signs of violence.

Parsa: The the 17 YEAR OLD Iranian was stabbed to death on January 30 by their father for "not conforming to traditional gender norms".

Amanda Soares (Mandy Gin Drag): She was a trans singer known as Mandy Gin Drag and found dead February 1 in São Gonçalo. Witnesses reported stab wounds on her body.

Kitty Monroe: (because of conflicting information on their preferred pronouns I'm going to use they/them) On January 1 they were run over by a truck driven by a man who was chasing them (Phoenix/US) . It is assumed that they were targeted for being trans. After their death they were deadnamed and misgendered by the 'Republic'. In a YouTube video of the previous year Monroe said: “I’m not afraid to exist, but I’m afraid of what other people would see, I’m afraid of what their perception of me is.”

Bunitinha: A 57 year old trans woman beaten and suffocated to death by her partner on January 13 in São Paulo.

Its barely been two months.. jesus fucking christ

Sources: usatoday.com, amerika21.de, cbsnews.com, translivesmatter.info, article19.org, bnews.com.br, jornalfloripa.com.br, azcentral.com, advocate.com

[odnewsin]

Political power uses law against media: Justice Ananga Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: Delivering a special address at the conclave on ‘Opportunities and Challenges in Regional Media’ organised by the Editors Guild of India at the Press Club of Odisha here Saturday, former Supreme Court Judge Justice Ananga Patnaik said political power is such that the entire state machinery is mobilised against media criticisms. Justice Patnaik spoke about Article19 (2) which imposes…

[secretearthquakecheesecake]

कहा क्या बात करेंगे आपने तो हमें ही नहीं बोलने दिया संसद में । Navin Kumar

‼️Article19 India, Navin Kumar is an Indian journalist has exposed BJP on ..

NPF सांसद का BJP पर गंभीर आरोप, बोले 'मणिपुर मुद्दे पर हमें नहीं बोलने दिया|

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NDA के सहयोगी ने की राहुल गांधी की तारीफ, मणिपुर के सांसद लोरहो फोजे बोले-मुझे संसद में बोलने ही नहीं दिया|‼️

[estaunsinterius]

Telegram-канал «Activatica.org» сообщает о прошедшей в Варшаве, у посольства Латвии акции протеста против отъёма латвийскими властями лицензии на вещание у телеканал «Дождь»:



Activatica



В Варшаве прошла акция в поддержку «Дождя»

Новость07Mazowieckie



Российские активисты провели у посольства Латвии в Варшаве акцию протеста против отзыва лицензии у телеканала «Дождь».

Они вышли с плакатами «Дождь - голос против войны» и бело-сине-белыми флагами Свободной России.



В начале декабря Национальный совет по электронным СМИ Латвии аннулировал лицензию на вещание телеканала «Дождь». В качестве причины совет указал нарушения, допущенные журналистами: показанную в эфире карту, где аннексированный Крым представлен как часть РФ, и слова «наша армия», сказанные в эфире, о российской армии, воюющей в Украине.

В поддержку «Дождя» выступили журналистские и общественные организации по всему миру. Европейская федерация журналистов (EFJ), Европейский цент�� свободы прессы и СМИ (ECPMF), Центр защиты прав СМИ, Международный институт прессы (IPI), организация Article19 и OBC Transeuropa (OBCT) выпустили совместное заявление, в котором осудили решение Национального совета по электронным СМИ Латвии (NEPLP) и призвали регулятора воздержаться от принудительного исполнения отзыва до тех пор, пока этот вопрос не будет рассмотрен в суде. Ассоциация журналистов Латвии (LŽA) заявила, что считает аннулирование лицензии «несоразмерным допущенным нарушениям». Редакция издания «Медуза» выступила с заявлением, которое поддержали более 110 СМИ и общественных движений из России, Латвии, Литвы, Германии, Финляндии, Израиля и других стран.



Фото: Андрей Григорьев / «Банный лист»

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[thekailashchandra]

#Article19 #constitutionofindia (at India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTPlDo2Pzmq/?utm_medium=tumblr

[devenirmilliardaire]

Ong Article 19 : « Le Sénégal est en retard » sur la Liberté d'expression https://tinyurl.com/yjh29lv9 La directrice de l’Ong Article 19 note ... #Article19 #expression #journalistes #liberté #ONG #Retard #SENEGAL

[blancaliliaibarra]

11/04/2019

La libertad de expresión es un derecho fundamental consagrado en la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos, el cual se concibe como la facultad de toda persona a emitir opiniones, investigar, recibir y difundir informaciones sin ninguna limitación de fronteras o acciones. Velar por su protección implica un imperativo categórico de todo actuar político para fomentar el desarrollo democrático.

[sportskafunel]

Ong Article 19 : « Le Sénégal est en retard » sur la Liberté d'expression https://tinyurl.com/yj5988sv La directrice de l’Ong Article 19 note ... #Article19 #expression #journalistes #liberté #ONG #Retard #SENEGAL

[mankavitlawacademy]

The term "Honor Killing or Honour Killing " refers to the homicide of a family member by other family members who believe that the victim violated community norms and has brought shame to the family. Due to this crime, many youths in India have been killed to date. . . . Swipe to know more. #honorkilling #honorkillings #honourkilling #honourkillings #honourkillingismurder #lovemarriage #lovemarriages #izzat #marriage #constitutionofindia #constitution #article19 #article21 #equalitybeforethelaw #righttolife #righttoprivacy #righttodignity #cjichandrachud #50thcji #shaktivahini #khappanchayat #khappanchayats #caste #intercaste #intercastemarriage #intercastemarriageproblem https://www.instagram.com/p/CmDx1Fyvgb1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[buzzkafunel]

Ong Article 19 : « Le Sénégal est en retard » sur la Liberté d'expression https://tinyurl.com/yg9vu3a9 La directrice de l’Ong Article 19 note ... #Article19 #expression #journalistes #liberté #ONG #Retard #SENEGAL

[kafunel]

Ong Article 19 : « Le Sénégal est en retard » sur la Liberté d'expression https://tinyurl.com/yzydk3d8 La directrice de l’Ong Article 19 note ... #Article19 #expression #journalistes #liberté #ONG #Retard #SENEGAL