May 19 2008
The Right to Know: Freedom of Information as a human right
This is, with some additions, the text of my handout for the Human Rights Conference 2008, held on 19 May 2008.
Is Freedom of Information a ‘Human Right’?
The right of access to official information is nowhere protected explicitly by ECHR. Attempts to establish a right of access to official information under Article 10, which protects the right to impart and to receive information, have not so far been successful. Continue Reading »
