What is the Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression under Article 19(1)(a)?

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The right to freedom of speech and expression denotes the liberty to express one’s views, opinions and beliefs by the words, writing, art, pictures, etc. This is available to a person, a corporation, press, commercial advertisers, artists, etc.

It has the following variation (if applicable)

Media Freedoms
Freedom of artistic expression
Commercial Speech
Political expression
Right to know

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