Articles - Costa Rica
24 February 2010
Costa Rica
Prison terms removed from press law
In a press freedom victory, a Costa Rican court recently reformed a press law by eliminating a clause that imposed prison terms of up to 120 days for defamation in print, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
16 June 2006
Costa Rica
DES LOIS ARCHAÏQUES SUR LA DIFFAMATION ENTRAVENT LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE
14 June 2006
Costa Rica
ARCHAIC DEFAMATION LAWS HAMPER PRESS FREEDOM
Outdated defamation laws used to silence critical journalism in Costa Rica are incompatible with international human rights standards and fly in the face of recent rulings by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, say the World Press Freedom Committee (WPFC), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
7 June 2005
Costa Rica
REPORTEROS COSTARRICENSES GANAN PREMIO ANTICORRUPCIÓN
6 June 2005
Costa Rica
DES REPORTERS COSTA-RICAINS REMPORTENT UNE RÉCOMPENSE DE LUTTE CONTRE LA CORRUPTION
1 June 2005
Costa Rica
COSTA RICAN REPORTERS WIN ANTI-CORRUPTION PRIZE
A team of investigative reporters at Costa Rica's daily newspaper "La Nación" have been awarded a journalism prize for revealing how foreign corporations illegally bribed three former Costa Rican presidents.
13 August 2004
Costa Rica
LA COUR INTERAMÉRICAINE DES DROITS DE L'HOMME INVALIDE UNE CONDAMNATION EN DIFFAMATION
13 August 2004
Costa Rica
CORTE INTERAMERICANA ANULA SENTENCIA POR DIFAMACIÓN
11 August 2004
Costa Rica
INTER-AMERICAN COURT QUASHES DEFAMATION SENTENCE
The Inter American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has struck down a defamation sentence against Costa Rican journalist Mauricio Herrera Ulloa, ruling that the Costa Rican government violated the American Convention on Human Rights. The decision is binding on Costa Rica and could have implications for other Latin American countries with criminal defamation laws.
27 February 2004
Costa Rica
TRIBUNAL INTERNACIONAL EXAMINA CASO DE DIFAMACIÓN
27 February 2004
Costa Rica
UNE COUR INTERNATIONALE ENTEND UNE AFFAIRE DE DIFFAMATION
10 January 2004
Costa Rica
UNE JOURNALISTE EST ASSASSINÉE
10 January 2004
Costa Rica
REPORTERA ASESINADA
7 January 2004
Costa Rica
REPORTER KILLED
Costa Rican authorities are investigating the motive behind the murder of reporter Ivannia Mora Rodríguez, who was shot and killed on 23 December, 2003, while driving her car in the town of Curridabat, report the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
16 July 2002
Costa Rica
ASESINATO DE POPULAR PERIODISTA ESTÁ ENVUELTO EN SILENCIO
16 July 2002
Costa Rica
LE SILENCE ENVELOPPE LE MEURTRE D?UN JOURNALISTE POPULAIRE
16 July 2002
Costa Rica
SILENCE SURROUNDS MURDER OF POPULAR JOURNALIST
A year after popular Costa Rican radio journalist Parmenio Medina was shot and killed near his home in San José, a "silence" has descended on the investigation into his murder and journalists are afraid to conduct their own inquiries, says a new report issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
9 October 2001
Costa Rica
CORTE PRESTA AUXILIO EN CASO DE DIFAMACIÓN
9 October 2001
Costa Rica
LE TRIBUNAL ACCORDE UN SURSIS DANS UN AFFAIRE DE DIFFAMATION
9 October 2001
Costa Rica
COURT GRANTS RELIEF IN DEFAMATION CASE
In a landmark ruling, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has intervened in a defamation suit launched against the daily newspaper "La NacÃon" by a former Costa Rican diplomat, granting the newspaper temporary relief in a freedom of expression case, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Inter American Press Association (IAPA).
10 July 2001
Costa Rica
LOCUTOR DE RADIO ASESINADO; PREOCUPACIÓN POR AUTOCENSURA
10 July 2001
Costa Rica
UN ANIMATEUR DE LA RADIO EST ASSASSINÉ
10 July 2001
Costa Rica
RADIO HOST MURDERED; CONCERN OVER SELF-CENSORSHIP
Radio journalist Parmenio Medina was shot dead on 7 July in Costa Rica, a country where violent attacks against journalists are rare. Medina was returning from recording his radio programme, when he was shot outside his home in Santo Domingo de Heredia, report the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Human Rights Section for Latin America and Reporters sans frontières (RSF). Medina, producer and host of the political satire radio programme "La Patada" (The Kick) broadcast by Radio Monumental in the capital San José, was known for his humorous criticism and exposure of corruption, says IAPA. The organisation adds that the Costa Rican government has condemned the murder and pledged full support for an investigation.
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