Punishing those who leak security information or publish it can be - TopicsExpress



          

Punishing those who leak security information or publish it can be problematic because it suppresses information that may be vital for the exercise and protection of human rights, accountability and democratic governance. Some of the most significant revelations of human rights violations come from disclosures of once-secret information relating to the misconduct of security agencies. If this amendment passes, lawyers, journalists and activists could be prosecuted simply for doing their jobs of holding the government to account.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:37:55 +0000

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