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26 February 2015
Backlash Develops Over Release of Body Cam Footage
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Jamaican Activist Urges Donor Push on Transparency
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FOI Notes: Country Reports, Open Data, US States, More
21 February 2015
OGP CSO Leaders Criticize Mexico Over FOI Legislation
19 February 2015
FOI Notes: Research, Country News, Tips, More
ifti watch
26 February 2015
World Bank Rejects Request for Serbian Project Report
12 February 2015
World Bank Denies Access to Procurement Review Reports
15 January 2015
EIB Makes Limited Changes in Second Draft of Policy
8 January 2015
EU Ombudsman Seeks More Trade Talk Transparency
18 December 2014
EU Ombudsman Urges EIB to Release Zambian Mine Report
latest features
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26 February 2015
Cambodia Needs to Prioritise Access to Information Law
By Chak Sopheap The author is the executive director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights. This article first appeared Feb. 18 in the Phnom Penh Post Over the past few weeks, the government has repeatedly asserted its intention to introduce a state secrets law in Cambodia. In a country that has not yet adopted […]
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Mexico’s Transparency Bill: Is There Too Much at Stake?
By Joel Salas Suárez The author is a commissioner of the autonomous Federal Institute for Access to Information and Data Protection (IFAI) in Mexico. This article first appeared in the blog of the Open Government Partnership. (Spanish version) Mexico´s upper chamber is currently discussing the Transparency and Access to Information bill, following a Constitutional amendment […]
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19 February 2015
Mexico: OGP Leader Faking Transparency
By Ana Cristina Ruelas The author is the Right to Information Program Officer at ARTICLE 19, México and Central America Mexico became the lead chairman of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) on 2014, although we are far from openness. The government’s rhetoric is all about transparency and co-creation but in their offices they are pushing us […]
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18 February 2015
South Africa: Not So Transparent After All
By Candice Bailey The author is a journalist with Corruption Watch. This article first appeared Feb. 16 in The Star. Reprinted with permission. Johannesburg – When the Gauteng High Court granted civil society campaigners Right2Know access to a list of the country’s national key points, the award was lauded as a victory in the battle for […]
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17 February 2015
RTI and Ghana’s Commitment to the OGP
By Ugonna Ukaigwe The author leads the RTI Coalition in Ghana. The article, reprinted with permission, first appeared Feb. 16 on the website of Peace FM. In September 2011, Ghana joined some 46 other countries around the world to sign unto the Open Government Partnership (OGP), an initiative that seeks to secure concrete commitments from governments […]
