On 14 September 2010, the magazine Autoweek and publisher Sanoma won their case before the European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) versus the Netherlands. By demanding Autoweek to surrender photographs, the Netherlands have acted contrary to the freedom of information as guaranteed by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the “Convention”).
The case concerns a police raid in 2002 at the editorial office of Autoweek, during which photographs of an illegal street race in Hoorn were seized. The photographs had been taken by a journalist of Autoweek after having guaranteed the anonymity of [Read more…] about European Court of Human Rights – Sanoma Wins Autoweek Reporter’s Privilege Case versus the Netherlands