The right to access information 2013, para. 67
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- In the context of access to information on violations of human rights, the references made in the Tshwane Principles to public interest disclosures (part VI) and limits on measures to sanction or restrain the disclosure of information to the public (part VII) are of particular relevance. Among various recommendations, it is proposed that national law should protect from retaliation public personnel who make disclosures of information showing wrongdoing (such as human rights violations), regardless of whether the information is classified or otherwise confidential. It is further suggested that public bodies establish internal procedures and designate specific persons to receive protected disclosures.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/362, para. 67.
- Paragraph number
- 67
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