it. The options are immense in a globalized world, and the role of information technology is still uncertain. In turn, this new reality is endorsed and validated with instruments such as “lawfare” or media crushing, "image assassination," the irremediable destruction of the presumption of innocence without due process, causing those who defend the truth to be mercilessly ''disciplined''. It is in this context that I consider it important to treat the right to truth as an autonomous right. In order to contribute to the dogmatics of international human rights law, I would like to argue that in this case, we could moved forward toward defining this right as an autonomous one. The right to truth as an autonomous right in the InterAmerican System The right to the truth has been the subject of extensive discussion in international law, not only before the inter-American human rights system, but within the general doctrine, and even within States. Conceptualizing means delving into its origin, its scope, and its very existence. On some occasions, quotes from great thinkers are used when analyzing it: "The people have the same right to the truth as to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Epictetus (55-135) “Peace, if possible; but the truth, at all costs.” Martin Luther (1483-1546) 3 Its origin and significance is linked to specific social and political processes and contexts: [...] a right to the truth, if indeed such a right exists in international law, would intermesh strategically with the broader objectives of international criminal law, arguably Taken from: Yasmin Naqvi, “The right to the truth in international law: fact or fiction?” International Review of the Red Cross, June 2006, Original Version No. 862, pg. 2 Available at https://internationalreview.icrc.org/sites/default/files/irrc_862_2.pdf 3