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El Salvador 🖉 edit
Chapter 16, Section 73 of the 1841 Constitution of the State of Salvador reads: "Every citizen and inhabitant may freely express, write, and publish his opinion, without being subject to censorship, and with the sole condition of being answerable for the abuse of that liberty before a jury established by the law. In like manner, Salvadoreans may assemble peaceably and orderly to discuss questions of public interest, or to address petitions to the constituted authorities; but the originators of such meetings shall be held responsible for any disturbance which may occur."
References:
English translation of the Constitution of 1841. 218 (2010) "Chapter XVI: Declaration of the Rights, Duties, and Securities of the Nation, and of Salvadoreans in Particular," Political Constitution of the State of Salvador (1841): 218-222 https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/zzsv0002&id=14&men_tab=srchresults
Equatorial Guinea 🖉 edit
The 1991 Constitution codified freedom of expression in Equatorial Guinea.
Eritrea 🖉 edit
The 1997 constitution of Eritrea brought with it freedom of expression.
Estonia 🖉 edit
The 1953 European convention on Human rights protects freedom of expression along with articles 44-46 of the country's original 1938 constitution
https://www.eesti.ee/en/republic-of-estonia/human-rights/freedom-of-speech-and-religion
Eswatini 🖉 edit
Section 24 of the Eswatini constitution of 2005 protects freedom of expression.
Ethiopia 🖉 edit
Chapter III, Article 41 of the 1955 Revised Constitution of the Empire of Ethiopia states: "Art. 41. Freedom of speech and of the press is guaranteed throughout the Empire in accordance with the law."
References:
1955 Revised Constitution of the Empire of Ethiopia: Peaslee Amos J.; Xydis, Dorothy Peaslee. Constitutions of Nations. The Hague, M. Nijhoff. https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/conatio0001&id=192&men_tab=srchresults
Federated States of Micronesia 🖉 edit
Freedom of expression is protected in Micronesia by Article IV, Section 1 of the 1978 Constitution as Amended in 1990.
References:
1978 Constitution as Amended in 1990: Article IV: Declaration of Rights," Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia, 1978 : [3]-[4] https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/zzmf0001&id=3&men_tab=srchresults
Fiji 🖉 edit
Freedom of expression was first protected by Article II, Section 3 of the 1970 constitution of Fiji.
References:
1970 Constitution of Fiji: Peaslee Amos J.; Xydis, Dorothy Peaslee. Constitutions of Nation. The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff. https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/ctituson0002&id=136&men_tab=srchresults
Finland 🖉 edit
The 1919 constitution of Finland was the first to protect freedom of expression.
France 🖉 edit
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen ( 1789)
Gabon 🖉 edit
Gabon's 1991 constitution protects Freedom of expression in the very first article.
Georgia 🖉 edit
The Constitution of the democratic republic of Georgia of 1921 protect freedom of expression, and the redrafted version of this constitution is still in place today.
Germany 🖉 edit
Article 4of the "Law Concerning the Basic Rights of the German People," from 27 December 1848, asserted freedom of expression.
Article 118 of the 11 August 1919 Constitution of the German Reich (The Weimar Constitution) guaranteed freedom of expression.
References:
"IV. Fundamental Rights of the German People voted in by the National Assembly in Frankfurt.," IV. Droits Fondementaux du Peuple Allemand votes par l'Assemblee Nationale de Francfort. (1848): 210-211: https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.cow/zzde0172&id=1&collection=cow&index=
The Constitution of the German Reich / August 11, 1919 / Translation of Document 2050-PS / Office of U.S. Chief of Counsel. Courtesy of Cornell University Law Library, Donovan Nuremberg Trials Collection. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/nur01840
Ghana 🖉 edit
1992 Constitution of Ghana protects freedom of expression.
Greece 🖉 edit
The 1864 reforming of the 1844 constitution brought freedom of expression to Greece. https://www.britannica.com/place/Greece/Reform-expansion-and-defeat
Grenada 🖉 edit
The 1973 constitution explicitly established freedom of expression.
https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Grenada/gren73eng.html#mozTocId391068
Guatemala 🖉 edit
The first Guatemalan Constitution of 1825 made cursory protections of freedom of expression. These were not specified until the 1985 constitution that is still in use today.
Guinea 🖉 edit
Guinea's 2010 Constitution protects freedom of expression.
Guinea-Bissau 🖉 edit
The first constitution of Guinea Bissau codified in May 1984 protects freedom of expression.
Guyana 🖉 edit
Article 146of the 1980 constitution of Guyana brought with it protected freedom of expression. “Guyana 1980 (Rev. 2016) Constitution.” 2022. Constitute. Accessed October 30. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Guyana_2016?lang=en.