OAS

OAS WHEREAS the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States (OAS) has created the position of special rapporteur for freedom of expression and appointed lawyer Santiago Canton to that office the IAPA has always been interested in the creation of this position of rapporteur for the maintenance and guarantee of freedom of expression and press freedom in the hemisphere and to remain vigilant lest there be abuse of journalists and newspapers THE IAPA GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLVES to congratulate itself on the creation of the position of special rapporteur for freedom of expression within the OAS' Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to express to the OAS its support for the special rapporteur in his work to maintain freedom of expression and press freedom in the hemisphere to place on record its wish to have an ongoing cooperative relationship with the position of the rapporteur and to call upon the holder of that office to come up with concrete ways in which that collaboration may be brought about.