The right of journalists not to disclose their sources and the right to access, receive and impart information are key prerequisites for freedom of the press and freedom of expression.
The protection of journalistic sources allows journalists to properly carry their job and investigate stories, safeguarding those who provide information to them. Without protection, sources may be deterred from assisting the press in highlighting matters of public interest.
Access to information is the cornerstone of a democratic society, as it allows the public to participate to informed decision-making processes and hold institutions into account.
Take a look at our factsheets now translated in Albanian and Serbian and find out more on important Council of Europe instruments and recommendations on the protection of journalistic sources and on the right of access to information.
Factsheet on protection of journalistic sources available in:
(EN) https://bit.ly/3lLDryt
(ALB) https://bit.ly/3faoQLG
(SRB)https://bit.ly/31eEbTm
Factsheet on access to information available in:
(EN) https://bit.ly/3suAxRz
(ALB) https://bit.ly/2NKZhFM
(SRB)https://bit.ly/2NLcD4U
This Action is part of the “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey II”, a co-operation initiative co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe, which aims at assisting Beneficiaries in the Western Balkans region and Turkey to comply with the Council of Europe standards and European Union acquis in the framework of the enlargement process, where relevant.
Disclaimer: The information contained in the thematic factsheets is not a legal assessment of the alerts and should not be treated or used as such.
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