Official secrets
Governments often hide information of great public interest by claiming that they are official secrets. ARTICLE 19 checks that official secrets laws are acceptable, monitors their exploitation and advocates for the openness of information in the public interest.
Features
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Statement
US: WikiLeaks and hacktivists should not be labelled as threat to US trade
28 Feb 2013
ARTICLE 19 is concerned that the new US Administration Strategy on Mitigating…
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Statement
UK: Government promises defamation reform but backslides on expression and surveillance
11 May 2012
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the promise of defamation reform in this week’s…
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Update
Joint Declaration on access to information and secrecy legislation
20 Apr 2012
International Mechanisms for Promoting Freedom of Expression Joint…
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