Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe The Representative on Freedom of the Media

This provision is recommended to be amended and adapted to the series of requirements and language incorporated into the Recommendation R(2000)7 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to member states on the right of journalists not to disclose their sources of information. [...] Based on international and regional standards, and particularly the Recommendation Rec(2000)23 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to member states on the independence and functions of regulatory authorities for the broadcasting sector, it is advised to introduce provisions establishing mechanisms that would guarantee the autonomy of the Council (for example, via the collection. [...] In particular, the Document of the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE in 1990 proclaims the right to everyone to freedom of expression and states that: “This right will include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. [...] It is therefore recommended that this provision is amended and adapted to the series of requirements and language incorporated into the Recommendation R(2000)7 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to member states on the right of journalists not to disclose their sources of information.20 Right to access to information Article 17 contains a series of specific rules regarding the. [...] International and regional standards, and particularly the Recommendation Rec(2000)23 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to member states on the independence and functions of regulatory authorities for the broadcasting sector, establish a series of clear criteria and parameters applicable to these bodies, which must have the capacity to properly regulate and protect the public.