Non-State Actors and Human Rights: Diagnosis and Proposals for the Protection of Freedom of Speech

Interview with Catalina Botero Marino

Abstract

In this interview, the former Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the IACHR, Catalina Botero Marino, analyzes the relationship and influence of different non-state actors in relation to possible human rights violations. Based on her experience with Meta"™s Oversight Board, the expert comments on the need for companies to commit assessing the impact of their decisions on human rights. She also examines, based on a specific case framed in a non-international armed conflict, the links between the declassification of reserved information for national security reasons and freedom of expression. Finally, she identifies patterns that authoritarian governments in the region have shown when limiting the right to freedom of speech, as well as the criteria of human rights protection organizations, such as the IACHR.