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EU: European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) - Landmark decision on freedom of information by the European Court of Human Rights

01 April 2009

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Landmark decision on freedom of information (pdf) and ECHR: Full-text of judgment (pdf): The judgment said that FOI requests "to disclose such information to a “watchdog” group – whether the press or NGOs that serve a watchdog role – it is obliged “not to impede the flow of information”"

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