Organization of American States – Joint Statement On Wikileaks

In light of ongoing developments related to the release of diplomatic cables by the organization Wikileaks, and the publication of information contained in those cables by mainstream news organizations, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression see fit to recall a number of international legal principles. The rapporteurs call upon States and other relevant actors to keep these principles in mind when responding to the aforementioned developments.

via Organization of American States – Joint Statement On Wikileaks. On the plus side the UN and OAS came out pretty strongly in favor of Wikileaks and support of freedom for access to information.


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