Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information | Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa

Johannesburg Principles on National Security, Freedom of Expression and Access to Information

Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Information

Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression | Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression

freedom of expression and information

freedom of expression [ freedom of speech ]

Federal Act of 17 December 2004 on Freedom of Information in the Administration | Freedom of Information Act [ FoIA ]

Ordinance of 24 May 2006 on Freedom of Information in the Administration | Freedom of Information Ordinance [ FoIO ]

freedom of communication [ freedom of information(UNBIS) ]

In cooperation with the Member States, the Commission and the High Representative will: · Work towards a coherent EU International cyberspace policy to increase engagement with key international partners and organisations, to mainstream cyber issues into CFSP, and to improve coordination of global cyber issues; · Support the development of norms of behaviour and confidence building measures in cybersecurity. Facilitate dialogues on how to apply existing international law in cyberspace and promote the Budapest Convention to address cybercrime; · Support the promotion and protection of fundamental rights, including access to information and freedom of expression, focu ...[+++]sing on: a) developing new public guidelines on freedom of expression online and offline; b) monitoring the export of products or services that might be used for censorship or mass surveillance online; c) developing measures and tools to expand Internet access, openness and resilience to address censorship or mass surveillance by communication technology; d) empowering stakeholders to use communication technology to promote fundamental rights; · Engage with international partners and organisations, the private sector and civil society to support global capacity-building in third countries to improve access to information and to an open Internet, to prevent and counter cyber threats, including accidental events, cybercrime and cyber terrorism, and to develop donor coordination for steering capacity-building efforts; · Utilise different EU aid instruments for cybersecurity capacity building, including assisting the training of law enforcement, judicial and technical personnel to address cyber threats; as well as supporting the creation of relevant national policies, strategies and institutions in third countries; · Increase policy coordination and information sharing through the international Critical Information Infrastructure Protection networks such as the Meridian network, cooperation among NIS ...

21. Notes the recent protest mounted by trade unions against proposed government changes to the Labour Law that might reduce workers’ rights and freedoms; expresses serious concern over the status of workers, particularly female workers in textile factories; points out that equal treatment for women and equal employment opportunities are a core feature of a prosperous and competitive economy;

22. Notes the recent protest mounted by trade unions against proposed government changes to the Labour Law that might reduce workers" rights and freedoms; expresses serious concern over the status of workers, particularly female workers in textile factories; points out that equal treatment for women and equal employment opportunities are a core feature of a prosperous and competitive economy;

7. Regrets that, after some initial limited positive steps undertaken by the Belarus Government, no further progress has been made in the field of human rights and fundamental freedoms; expresses its concern, in this respect, at the continued repression against political opponents, artists and journalists and the refusal to register political parties, NGOs and independent media;