Debate, respecting human rights

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Debate, respecting human rights

A recent judicial decision, in which the preclusion for the crimes of slander and insult was denied, makes clear - once again - what the retraction implies when slanderous or insulting public demonstrations have taken place. The competent judge, who cited settled case law of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Justice, simply stated that the person who is obliged to retract must do so with all clarity and continuance, so that, in h…