EU, US warn criminalising of defamation jeopardises fundamental human rights

Qualifying defamation as a criminal act is an outdated approach, and institutions should, instead, take measures to create a safe environment for free and independent media, the EU Delegation and the US Embassy in Sarajevo said in their comments on the recently presented law changes by which the authorities in Bosnia's Republika Srpska (RS) entity announced introducing of defamation as a criminal act. Pročitaj više