Use of legislation to regulate activities of human rights defenders 2012, para. 55
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Some information may legitimately be withheld from the public if its dissemination represents a risk to national security, public health or morals or protection of other overriding interests. Such provisions should, however, be clearly defined in official-secret legislation, which should also indicate the precise criteria to be used in determining whether information can be declared secret. In line with articles 6 and 14 of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, official-secret legislation should never be used to prevent the disclosure of information that is in the public interest.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Health
Person(s) affected
Activists
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the UNGA (2012), A/67/292, para. 55.