Campaign Freedom of Access to Information 2008

Campaign for adoption of Law on Data Classification and amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance

Group of non-governmental organizations started initiative for amending the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance. By suggested amendments is planned, among other things, introducing protection for “whistle blowers”– persons which point out to irregularities and corruption in their organizations and institutions, punishing of responsible persons instead of authorized, as well as specifying certain regulations which have been randomly interpreted in the past three years.

Besides amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information, Model of the Law on Data Classification is made which should regulate the area of classifying and use of secret information. Commissioner Rodoljub Šabić, Vladimir Vodinelić and Saša Gajin from Center for Advanced Legal Studies and Dejan Milenković from Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights made preposition of amendments, as well as Model of the Law on Data Classification. It is anticipated that, after public debate on models of the Laws, collection of signatures for citizens' initiative for adoption of the Law in National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, begins on November 26 th 2007.

Initiative for amendments to the Law were brought by associations: Peoples' Parliament from Leskovac, Center for Advanced Legal Studies from Belgrade, Youth Initiative for Human Rights, Sretenje from Požega, Center Resource from Negotin and Citizens' Council of Kraljevo Municipality, with support of Transparency Serbia, Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, Belgrade Center for Human Rights.

(18.11. 2007. / activities /statement )

By suggested amendments is planned, among other things, introducing protection for “whistle blowers”– persons which point out to irregularities and corruption in their organizations and institutions, punishing of responsible persons instead of authorized, as well as specifying certain regulations which have been randomly interpreted in the past three years. .» more  »