As one example, this tourism hurts human-rights NGOs that have to prove their reports, which often endangers their witnesses, if indeed they will even testify, and threatens to bankrupt the NGO.
Singh's case is just an example of a much wider problem. It's not even that what he said was definitely not libellous--although I am no expert on libel law, far from it.
The problem, in a nutshell, is that it's far more costly to defend than bring about a libel case. And only the rich can afford to defend themselves properly. Anyone else may well have their career financially wrecked.
It's a limit of freedom of speach through fear of the financial costs of criticism--even if that criticism can be backed up with hard-evidence.
As one example, this tourism hurts human-rights NGOs that have to prove their reports, which often endangers their witnesses, if indeed they will even testify, and threatens to bankrupt the NGO.
Singh's case is just an example of a much wider problem. It's not even that what he said was definitely not libellous--although I am no expert on libel law, far from it.
The problem, in a nutshell, is that it's far more costly to defend than bring about a libel case. And only the rich can afford to defend themselves properly. Anyone else may well have their career financially wrecked.
It's a limit of freedom of speach through fear of the financial costs of criticism--even if that criticism can be backed up with hard-evidence.