TNAG-0652-FCO40-801-Planning-Staff-papers-on-human-rights-and-foreign-policy-cou-1977 — Page 28

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BELGIUM (continued)

CONFIDENTIAL

Right No.

(iv)

spirit of strict objectivity, with no prior form of censor- ship by the government". BRT and RTB have statutory autonomy. Following numerous complaints about the alleged lack of objecti- vity of TV news broadcasts, the new draft statute of the RTB pro- vides for a "droit de réponse The "droit de réponse" is already applied by the press.

(v) The judiciary enjoy complete

independence.

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O

(vi)

There are no restrictions on trade union freedom.

O

(vii)

There is complete freedom to emigrate.

O

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