Article 62: Publication of corrections
The Publishing Director is required to insert in the next issue copy without any fees, an article
correcting facts which were inaccurately reported.
Article 63: Place and size of the correction
The correction is published under the similar conditions as those of the text it refers to. It shall
be put at the same place and in the same prints as those of the article which caused it, and with
no insert.
The correction may not be longer than the offending text, the names, forenames of the person
replying, his/her address and his/her signature excluded.
Sub- section 3: Right of reply
Article 64: Publication of a reply
The Publishing Director is required to insert, free of charge, in the soonest copy, a reply to facts
which were inaccurately reported.
Article 65: Place and size of a reply
The reply is published under the similar conditions as those of the text it refers to. It shall be
put at the same place and in the same prints as those of the article which caused it, and with no
insert. The reply may reach fifty (50) lines even if the article to which it replies could be
shorter, but it may not exceed lines of the article to which it replies plus five percent (5%) of its
length
Article 66: Bodies and Organs exercising the right of reply
The right of reply may be exercised by the National Commission of Human Rights, other
registered associations and Human Rights, recognized non Government Organisations in
charge of defense of human rights, at their own initiative or upon request, when a person or a
group of persons, in a paper or periodical, were subject to accusations likely to tarnish their
honour or their reputation following discriminations of any kind or any other grounds based
on their responsibilities.
Sub section 4: Right of rectification
Article 67: Rectification and time to make rectification
Right of rectification shall apply when the person so requesting wants the published article to
be written in the right way. The rectification is free of charge and is published under the similar
conditions as those of the text it refers to.
It shall be published in the soonest edition following their receipt by the Publishing Director.
Section 2: Right of correction, reply and rectification in audiovisual press