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C o l o m b i a 1.
CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK The Constitution of 1991 introduced major changes on fundamental
rights. It provides, among others, for the right to information,
the right to retraction, the right to good reputation, the right
to establish information media, and the prohibition of censorship. Art. 15: ?All individuals shall have the right to personal
and family privacy and the right to good reputation, and the State
shall respect these rights and enforce respect for them. Individuals
shall also have the right to know, update and rectify information
about themselves contained in data banks and archives of public
and private entities. Freedom and other guarantees embraced in the Constitution shall
be respected in the compilation, processing and circulation of data.
Correspondence and other forms of private communication shall be
inviolable. They may intercepted or registered solely by judicial
order according to actions and formalities prescribed by law. For tax or judicial purposes, as well as for inspection, surveillance
and intervention by the State, the authorities shall demand the
presentation of accounting ledgers and other private documents in
the terms prescribed by law. Art. 16 ? ?All individuals have the right to develop their
personality freely with no limitations besides those imposed by
the rights of others and the legal system.? Art. 20: ?Everyone is guaranteed the right to express and disseminate
their thoughts and opinions, freedom to inform and receive truthful
and impartial information, and freedom to establish mass communcation
media.? Mass communcation media are free and shall exercise social
responsibility. The right to retraction is guaranteed in conditions
of equity. There shall be no censorship.? Art. 21: ?The right to good reputation is guaranteed. The law
shall prescribe how it is to be protected.? Art. 73: ?The exercise of journalism shall be protected in
order to guarantee its professional freedom and independence.? Art. 74:?Everyone has the right to access to public documents
except in cases prescribed by law. Professional secrecy is inviolable.?
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