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Government Curbing Freedom of Information Act

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Government Curbing Freedom of Information Act
Abstract
The German government should abandon its plans to gut Germany’s Freedom of Information Act, Human Rights Watch said today. The proposed amendments will threaten core human rights essential to transparency and public participation in a democracy based on the rule of law.
Blog Title
Human Rights Watch
Date
2026-07-08
Accessed
7/10/26, 5:15 AM
Short Title
Germany
Language
English
License
Information Rights & Media Freedom
Extra
Germany
Citation
Government Curbing Freedom of Information Act. (2026, July 8). Human Rights Watch. https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/08/germany-government-curbing-freedom-of-information-act