(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 statement: Today, ARTICLE 19 publishes its third analysis of Serbia’s draft Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance. The Memorandum analyses the most recent draft published by the Serbian Ministry of Culture in May 2004 and updates analyses of previous versions of the draft […]
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 statement:
Today, ARTICLE 19 publishes its third analysis of Serbia’s draft Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance. The Memorandum analyses the most recent draft published by the Serbian Ministry of Culture in May 2004 and updates analyses of previous versions of the draft law published by ARTICLE 19 in July and September last year. All three analyses can be found on our website at the following link: http://www.article19.org/homepage.asp?AreaID=33&SubAreaID=99&PageID=238#E218A1533.
The current analysis notes certain positive developments in the new draft, such as clarification of the right to introduce oral requests, while highlighting areas of persistent concern, such as the limited right of appeal in certain cases and omissions which remain from previous drafts, such as the lack of protection for whistleblowers.
