Posts Tagged ‘rti legislation’
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7 February 2005
Report on free expression in Tajikistan shows situation worsened for media in 2004
SOURCE: National Association of Independent Mass Media in Tajikistan (NANSMIT), Press Release (7 February 2005) “Access to information, which is also guaranteed under Tajik law, is not protected in practice. In fact, the most common infringement of journalists’ rights is the restriction of access to information. Violations may take the form of direct denial of […]
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30 June 2004
FILM: Right to Information
BACKGROUND NOTE ON THE DOCUMENTARY ON THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION MOVEMENT IN INDIA The MKSS has had a series of films made to document various aspects of its work. The most successful campaign run by the MKSS was the Right to Information campaign. The campaign had a modest beginning as an effort to document that […]
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20 February 2004
Armenia: Amendments Undermine FOI Law
The Freedom of Information Civic Initiative issued a public statement suggesting that the proposed amendments to the Armenian Law on Freedom of Information will undermine the right of access to information if adopted by the Armenian parliament. The amendments, to the FOI law adopted in September 2003, limit the information which should be made available […]
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11 October 2003
“The Right to Know is Gaining around the World”
by Thomas Blanton The International Herald Tribune, October 11, 2003, p. 6 Last month (September 23, 2003), Armenia became the 51st country in the world to guarantee its citizens the right to know what their government is up to. Armenia’s new freedom of information law is the latest outpost of the worldwide movement towards opening […]
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23 September 2003
Armenian Parliament Adopts FOI Law
The Association of Investigative Journalists of Armenia reports that the Armenian Freedom of Information Law has been adopted by the National Parliament today with all 100 NP’s voting in support of the law. The text of the law can be found here.
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8 September 2003
The Birth of the Freedom of Information Act in Japan: Kanagawa 1982
Lawrence Repeta of the Information Clearinghouse Japan board of directors reports on the 20-year experience with freedom of information in Kanagawa prefecture — the most influential early Japanese access law, passed in 1982, two decades before the national FOI law. Download the entire report in Adobe PDF format: The Birth of the Freedom of Information […]
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25 August 2003
THAILAND: Deputy PM Discusses Official Information Act
The Bangkok Post reports on the Thai Deputy Prime Minister Visanu Krue-ngam’s recent remarks at the at the United Nations building on the Official Information Act. Kruengam stated that when the act was first introduced, state agencies had complied strictly with the law requiring them to disclose official information on public demand. But as time […]
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7 February 2003
UZBEKISTAN: New FOIA Comes Into Force
CAFSCEN.org reports that a new law on freedom of information has come into effect in Uzbekistan recently. The law “On Principles and Guarantees of Freedom of Information” which was accepted by Parliament in December, 2002 has become operational. UPDATE 2/10/03 CAFSCEN.org now reports that the Uzbekistan Government has officially declared its intentions to “Counteract” any […]
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17 January 2003
PHILIPPINES: Access to Information
A case study published today on Freedominfo.org reveals that the Philippines, despite its lack of actual freedom of information legislation, is amongst the most open democracies in Southeast Asia. In a 2001 survey on the accessibility to the public of 43 government-held records, it fared even better than Thailand, which passed an Official Information Act […]
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15 December 2002
Freedom of Information Law Approved in India
The Freedom of Information Bill 2002 By Prashant Bhushan National Campaign Committee for the People’s Right to Information Text of India’s Freedom of Information law (as passed by Lok Sabha): Word – PDF More than 5 years ago, the Shourie committee set up by the government had recommended the enactment of a legislation to effectuate […]
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15 July 2002
World’s Right to Know
By Thomas Blanton Published in Foreign Policy, July/August 2002 During the last decade, 26 countries have enacted new legislation giving their citizens access to government information. Why? Because the concept of freedom of information is evolving from a moral indictment of secrecy to a tool for market regulation, more efficient government, and economic and technological […]