Germany: Government Curbing Freedom of Information Act
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The planned reform of the Freedom of Information Act is met with broad criticism - also from the ruling party SPD. In the ARD interview, Justice Minister Hubig stresses that the preservation of the obligation to provide information is important.
The Freedom of Information Act makes state action controllable. Now it is to be circumcised in the name of debureaucratization.
Germany: Government Curbing Freedom of Information Act
The German government should abandon its plans to gut Germany’s Freedom of Information Act, Human Rights Watch said today. The proposed amendments will threaten core human rights essential to transparency and public participation in a democracy based on the rule of law.
Publishers and associations reject the coalition's proposed amendments to the so-called Freedom of Information Act.
Anger in Germany at bid to restrict freedom of information
An alliance of German NGOs on Tuesday denounced the government’s plans to restrict access to official documents, warning it could hamper efforts to fight corruption and abuse of power. Germany’s Freedom of Information Act, in force since 2006, has given the public access to government documents and is widely seen as an important tool for journalists and non-profit groups. But, under plans announced by Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition, only …
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