Another serious issue in this context is the lack of outside control and of the possibility to challenge decisions that deny access to information. The authorities usually do not provide specific information on the precise nature of the threat, or on the necessity for and proportionality of such a measure.
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)
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. 61.