That's not an option in the U.S., where the Web is less regulated and considered a basic freedom.
Furthermore, the tax is considered to be disproportionate as funds could alternatively be raised by other means of budget attribution without affecting a basic freedom of the Treaty and, in any event, because the scope of the tax would be unrelated to the risks to be covered by the tax revenue raised.
It is essential this crime be investigated thoroughly, so as to protect the basic human right of freedom of expression and community radio operations that UNESCO has always supported in Colombia.
Freedom from constraint by others (negative liberty) is more urgent or basic, he argued, than freedom to realise your potential (positive liberty).
Academics shown the draft were pleased to see it affirmed basic rights, including press freedom.
It quoted officials as saying that basic rights, such as freedom of expression, were now constitutionally guaranteed.
Mr. Brooks is president of the American Enterprise Institute and author of "The Road to Freedom" (Basic Books, 2012).
Freedom of expression is a basic human right which no society can afford to live without.
The long-term goal of complete freedom of movement should be a basic tenet of any liberal agenda.
UNESCO's promotes freedom of expression and freedom of the press as a basic human right, through lobbying and monitoring activities.
More than a century on, the Dreyfus affair still holds important lessons about freedom, notably the fragility of basic liberties when national security is invoked.
"Freedom of the press is touted as a basic democratic principle, " he said.
And this truth leads me to the third freedom that I want to discuss: the freedom to worship -- the freedom to worship as you please, and your right to basic human dignity.
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This is about fulfilling basic needs like health and education, but also about guaranteeing the right to freedom of expression.
This commitment of freedom, however, does not require the redefinition of one of our most basic social institutions.
Besides imparting basic skills to rural journalists, the workshops also provided a useful forum for the discussion of press freedom and other professional issues and their possible solutions.
Mr. Brooks is president of the American Enterprise Institute and author of "The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise, " published this week by Basic Books.
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The weakest members of society must be empowered through political and economic freedom, education, improved health and nutrition, gender equality and through government's providing a basic, adequate infrastructure.
While the enabling environment for true media freedom is improving, the harsh reality is that many in the world still do not have access to basic communication technology.
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