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|contents=The Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana Act was ratified 20th February, 1980. Articles 38(f), 145.2, and 145.3 grant religious freedom, equality, and prohibit religious discrimination. Articles 212B(a) and 212D(f) establish an Ethnic Relations Commission to protect religious diversity. Article 145 Sections 1-6. Section 1 states that “[e]xcept with his or her own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his or her freedom of conscience, and for the purposes of this article the said freedom includes freedom of thought and of religion, freedom to change his or her religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others, and both in public and in private, to manifest and propagate his or her religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice and observance” (constituteproject.org).  
|contents=Following its declaration of independence from the British Empire, the government of Guyana published the 1966 Constitution, which permits freedom of expression in Article 3. This right was further protected in Article 40 of the 1980 Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, which is still held today.  


Parliament of Guyana. “Constitution of the Co-Operative Republic of Guyana Act .” Parliament Government of Guyana. National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana, January 2012. Last modified January 2012. Accessed June 14, 2022. https://parliament.gov.gy/Constitution%20of%20the%20Cooperatiive%20Republic%20of%20Guyana.pdf.
References
English text of the Constitution of 1966, 630 (2011) https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/zzgy0002&id=2&men_tab=srchresults


“Guyana 1980 (Rev. 2016) Constitution.” Constitute. Accessed July 21, 2023. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Guyana_2016.
English text of the Constitution of 1980, 26 (2011) https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.cow/zzgy0004&id=26&collection=cow&index=
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Revision as of 20:43, 2 August 2024

Freedom of Expression

What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?

Guyana

Following its declaration of independence from the British Empire, the government of Guyana published the 1966 Constitution, which permits freedom of expression in Article 3. This right was further protected in Article 40 of the 1980 Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, which is still held today.

References English text of the Constitution of 1966, 630 (2011) https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/zzgy0002&id=2&men_tab=srchresults

English text of the Constitution of 1980, 26 (2011) https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.cow/zzgy0004&id=26&collection=cow&index=



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