[ecrea] The Legal Leaks Toolkit

>The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, 
>launched a guide for journalists on how to access government 
>information today, marking World Press Freedom Day. "The Legal Leaks 
>Toolkit" was prepared by the non-governmental organizations Access 
>Info Europe and Network for Reporting on Eastern Europe n-ost with 
>financial support from the OSCE Representative's office.
>
>"Promoting a culture of access to information on an international 
>level is an effective method to increase government transparency, 
>while raising awareness and promoting investigative journalism. I 
>will ensure that access to information remains high on the 
>intergovernmental agenda and keep reminding the governments of the 
>OSCE participating States of its importance," Mijatovic said.
>
>The guide informs about the rules of access, appeal procedures and 
>other important aspects of access to information in the 45 OSCE 
>participating States that have access to information laws.
>
>Marking the first World Press Freedom Day since she was appointed 
>the OSCE Representative in March 2010, Mijatovic said that she would 
>spare no effort to defend media freedom.
>"To fulfil my Mandate as the only intergovernmental media watchdog, 
>I will not hesitate to knock on governments' doors to remind them of 
>their OSCE media freedom commitments. I look forward to an open and 
>constructive dialogue with the 56 OSCE participating States and I 
>call on all governments to ensure that violence and legal harassment 
>against media are effectively prevented. In addition, authorities 
>must refrain from any forms of censorship," said Mijatovic.
>
>
>More information:
>http://www.osce.org/fom/item_1_43721.html
>http://www.legalleaks.info
>http://www.legalleaks.info/component/rokdownloads/downloads/pdf/6-legal-leaks-toolkit-0410.html
>

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