A draft Declaration on the Right to Communicate has been prepared by C. Hamelink (Hamelink Declaration) and endorsements of this Declaration are being sought. This note by ARTICLE 19 assesses the Hamelink Declaration both for compliance with international human rights standards, in particular relating to freedom of expression, and for the contribution it makes to further developing the right to communicate. ARTICLE 19 endorses, in principle, the idea of an authoritative elaboration of a right to communicate.