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  • 24 June 2011

    Report Analyzes Access in 7 Latin American Countries

    An extensive new report examines access to information policies and practices in seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay.
    The report is titled “?Venciendo la Cultura del Secreto. Obstáculos a la implementación de políticas y…

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  • 16 May 2011

    Study in Chile Faults Administration of FOI Law

    A study of the two-year old Transparency Act in Chile by Pro Access and Participate has identified problems with using the internet to make requests for information.
    They studied 169 organizations and found that only 47% of the time could…

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News Archive

  • 20 April 2011

    Seminar, Activities Mark 2nd Anniversary of Chile FOI Law

    By Emilene Martínez
    Transparency Programs Coordinator at the National Security Archive
    Diverse activities will be held in Chile the week of April 18 to commemorate the second anniversary of Chile’s Access to Information Law – among them the signing of…

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  • 20 April 2011

    Chile celebra Seminario Internacional

    By Gabriela Ruiz
    Gabriela Ruiz es Investigadora Visitante del Archivo de Seguridad Nacional en Washington DC; se desempeña como Jefa de la Unidad de Acceso a la Información del Instituto de Transparencia de Chiapas.  
    Para conmemorar el segundo aniversario de…

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  • 18 April 2011

    Chile Plans to Create Transparency Web Portal

    By Emilene Martínez
    On April 15, the Council for Transparency (Consejo para la Transparencia) and the General Secretariat of the Presidency signed an agreement to develop a Transparency Web Portal. The signing ceremony took place at Palacio de La Moneda…

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  • 6 April 2011

    Conference in Chile on FOI to Feature Piñera, Many Panels

    A  two-day conference in Chile will be conducted April 20-21 with the title, “Transparency as Modernization of the State; experiences, key actors and challenges.”
    Being held at the Catholic University of Chile in Santiago, the conference is scheduled to begin…

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  • 7 October 2009

    Saber Mas: New Report on Access to Information in Latin America

    Open government advocates offer first-hand accounts of FOI promotion in Latin America
    Latin America’s leading open government advocates recently released a report, bringing together data from 17 countries and offering new findings on the status of freedom of information in…

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  • 25 August 2009

    US Torture Files and Access to Human Rights Information

    By Jesse Franzblau and Emilene Martinez-Morales
    Washington, DC — The US government’s August 24, 2009, release of a controversial CIA 2004 Inspector General report on torture brings new attention to the issue of how information on human rights abuses is…

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  • 19 June 2009

    Lessons from Media Coverage for the Right-to-Know in Latin America

    By Greg Michener
    In the last year or so, Latin America has been abuzz with news on right-to-know campaigns. But some countries have been buzzing louder than others. Uneven media attention to transparency policy is a global phenomenon with serious…

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  • 19 May 2009

    Freedom of Information Legislation and the Media in Latin America

    By Greg Michener
    2008 was a big year for freedom of information movements in Latin America. Three countries passed access to information laws last year (Uruguay, Chile, and Guatemala), officially institutionalizing the publics right to know. Varying degrees of media…

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  • 21 April 2009

    A Landmark Day in Chile as New Transparency Law Comes into Effect

    Santiago, Chile Yesterday Chiles Transparency and Access to Public Information Law (Law 20.2285) came into force, marking a significant step toward making the Chilean government more transparent and responsive to the Chilean people. The law applies to all levels of…

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  • 27 March 2009

    Chileans Prepare for New FOI Law: An Interview with Juan Pablo Olmedo

    By Peter Kornbluh
    Special thanks to Marianna Enamoneta, Emilene Martinez-Morales, Carly Ackerman, Joshua Frens-String and Yessica Esquivel Alonso
    On April 20th, Chile will become the most recent country to have a functioning Freedom of Information Act—and potentially establish a leading…

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  • 28 September 2008

    International Right to Know Day 2008: Global Phenomenon Now Includes More Than 80 Countries

    Washington, D.C., September 28, 2008 – Today’s celebration of International Right-to-Know Day marks a new watershed in the global reach of freedom of information laws – now on the books in more than 80 countries – and features celebrations in…

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  • 28 September 2008

    Documenting Access to Information in Latin America: Legal Milestones and Success Stories

    Silvina Acosta – Program Manager, Trust for the Americas
    Emilene Martínez-Morales – Transparency Programs Coordinator, National Security Archive
    Washington DC, – The Right to Know made headlines in Latin America during the past year.  Just a few days ago the…

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  • 13 August 2008

    Chile Becomes Latest Latin American Nation to Enact FOIA Law

    Chile has become the latest country in Latin America and the world to promulgate a Freedom of Information Act law. Called the "Ley sobre Transparencia de la Función Pública y Acceso a la Información de los Órganos de la Administración…

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  • 12 October 2006

    Inter-American Court Finds Fundamental Right of Access to Information

    In the first decision of its kind from an international tribunal, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled yesterday that there is a fundamental human right to access government information.
    In the case of Claude Reyes and others vs. Chile,…

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  • 22 March 2006

    Freedom of Information Laws Added to the Development Agenda

    By Toby McIntosh
    Riding a wave of transparency, the idea of encouraging Freedom of Information (FOI) laws as part of the development agenda is gaining currency, but slowly.
    With research and case studies increasingly identifying transparency as a key tool…

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  • 28 September 2005

    International Right to Know Day 2005

    Since 2002, freedom of information advocates around the world have been working together to promote the right of access to information for all people and recognize the benefits of transparent and accountable governments. We use this day as a way…

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LINKS

LEGAL DOCUMENTS

Law on Access to Public Information (Ley de Acceso a la Información Pública) (April 20, 2009) 

 

 GOVERNMENT

Consejo para la Transparencia

ORGANIZATIONS

Fundación Pro Acceso

Fundación Ciudadano Inteligente

measuring openness

Freedom House, Freedom in the World, 2010
(On scale of 1-7, with 1 representing the highest level of freedom and 7, the lowest)

Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 1
Status: Free

Center for Public Integrity, Global Integrity Report, 2008
Civil Society, Public Information and Media (rating 1-100):

(77)

World Bank, Governance Matters, 2009
(Percentile rank - indicates rank of country among all countries in the world. 0 corresponds to lowest rank and 100 corresponds to highest rank.)

1) Voice and Accountability: 74.9
2) Political Instability and Violence: 69.3
3) Government Effectiveness: 85.7
4) Regulatory Quality: 93.8
5) Rule of Law: 87.7
6) Control of Corruption: 89.5

Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index, 2010 
(Relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts and ranges between 10 - highly clean and 0 - highly corrupt.)

CPI Score: 7.2