Human rights

The right to freedom to receive and impart information and ideas

Source	Section	Definition
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union	Article 11, paragraph 1	Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers.
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Article 10, paragraph 2	The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.