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Lack of Transparency for WCIT Talks Draws Protests
3 May 2012
AfDB Directors Approve New Disclosure Policy
27 April 2012
Civil Society G20 Engagement: Reflections on Mexico’s Experience
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Galvanizing Civil Society’s Fight in Argentina on G20
26 April 2012
World Bank Approves Social Accountability Fund
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14 May 2012
Access to Public Information in Brazil: What Will Change With Law No. 12.527/2011?
By Marcelo Sarkis
Sarkis is a lawyer, Institutional and Governmental Affairs at ALCÂNTARA&HOLSTAD International Consultancy, Brasília – Brazil. www.alcantaraholstad.com
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to… -
11 May 2012
Taking Stock of OGP
By Abhinav Bahl
Bahl works for Global Integrity, which published this article May 9.
The Open Government Partnership is officially afoot with the Articles of Governance formally approved and adopted at the first annual meeting in Brasilia last month. With… -
7 May 2012
More Fees, Discretion to Refuse FOI Requests Recommended In Australia
By Avinesh Chand and Barry Dunphy
This article appeared April 26 on the blog of the Australian Clayton Utz law firm and is reprinted with permission.
Key Points: Agencies could have greater discretion to refuse freedom of information requests, and… -
25 April 2012
Effective RTI Law Needed in Pakistan; Model Law Drafted
By Muhammad Aftab Alam
Alam is the executive director of the newly established Institute for Research, Advocacy and Development (IRADA), a new not-for-profit Pakistani independent policy, advocacy, research and training organization. This article first appeared in The News and is… -
8 March 2012
Forcing Open the Government in Australia
By David Jean
This article first appeared in The Advertiser, Adelaide, Australia, on March 6, by staff writer David Jean, and is reprinted with permission.
For Mark Parnell, it was a bittersweet victory.
After a 20-month Freedom of Information battle that included…
