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Transparency International: New study finds that classified information laws often lack safeguards to protect accountability

17 September 2014

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"Too often, governments keep information about defence and security secret from the public, citing national security concerns. A new report from Transparency International UK’s Defence and Security Programme calls for better legislation that balances national security concerns with the public right to access information."

See the article: New study finds that classified information laws often lack safeguards to protect accountability (link)

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