Large-scale development project and human rights defenders 2013, para. 64

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When there is information about the project that needs to be kept confidential, the decision not to disclose such information should be based on established criteria spelled out in the project concept or, in the case of a Government, in law. The Special Rapporteur finds the principle of maximum disclosure to correspond most closely with international standards and that that principle should apply to any access-to-information regime, including in connection to large-scale development projects that could have an impact on matters of public interest. Exceptions to this principle should be applied only when disclosing information would harm the interests of the State, as provided for in legislation compliant with international human rights law (A/67/292, paras. 51-55, and Human Rights Council resolution 22/6, para. 11 (e)).
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
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/262, para. 64.
Paragraph number
64