Posts Tagged ‘impact’
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6 May 2011
Using RTI Rivals Bribery in Fighting Bureaucracy
Right to information requests rival bribery as a way to cut through bureaucratic red tape in India, according to two studies by U.S. academics.
The experiments involved the complicated processes of registering to vote and getting ration cards, and were… -
3 December 2010
Evidence of Transparency’s Benefits Scant, Promising
Existing evidence on the impact of “transparency and accountability initiatives” (TAIs), including freedom of information, is “weak,” according to a major new review of the research.
This finding on the empirical front “does not mean that the impacts of TAIs… -
19 March 2010
Notable Canadian News Stories Based on ATIA requests
By Stanley Tromp
The value of a strong Access to Information Act is better demonstrated than just asserted. To counter negative claims made by bureaucrats and politicians about FOI law usage, here are summaries of Canadian news story on issues… -
19 March 2010
Hong Kong’s Code on Access to Information Turns 15 Years Old: Can the Right to Know Thrive Without a Law?
By Chan Pui-king
Since March 1995, the right to know in Hong Kong has been codified in the Code on Access to Information, an administrative measure (without the force of law) that requires all government departments to release information to… -
20 March 2009
Documents in Action: FOI Success Stories in Mexico
By Emilene Martinez-Morales
Mexico City, Mexico – Mexico’s civil society have maximized the potential of its Federal Access to Information Law to affect policies in local communities, advocate for citizens’ rights, and expose corruption at the highest levels of state.… -
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… -
22 September 2006
Hungarian Government Releases NATO Secrecy Policy Document
UPDATE – 11 OCTOBER 2006
In response to a subsequent HCLU request, the Hungarian National Security Superintendence recently released an additional, previously secret NATO document entitled “Directive on the Security of Information,” dated 2005. The directive, enacted in support of NATO… -
18 August 2006
Mexican Newsweekly Asks for Access to Contested Ballots, Uses Access to Information Act to Request Independent Count
By Emilene Martínez Morales and Jesse Franzblau, National Security Archive’s Mexico Project
Editing Assistance Farrah Hassen and Michael Baney
In the spirit of the right to know Mexican newsweekly Proceso has requested access to documents, tally sheets and ballots pertaining… -
14 July 2006
Using FOI Laws in Mexico in Defense of the Environment
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Environmental groups in Mexico, from the southern state of Chiapas to Coahuila on the U.S. border, are actively using access to information laws to directly impact ecological policies. Their work has shed light on the controversial La Parota Dam… -
14 July 2006
Documentos en Defensa del Medio Ambiente
Emilene Martinez-Morales para freedominfo.org
Coordinadora de Programas de Transparencia, Proyecto Mexico, National Security Archive, George Washington University
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Grupos ambientalistas en México, desde el estado de Chiapas hasta Coahuila, están utilizando exitosamente la leyes de acceso a información impactando directamente… -
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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14 September 2005
Documents Spur Public Debate about World Bank Involvement in Awarding Contract for Delhi Water Deal
World Bank and Indian Anti-corruption Group Trade Charges about Bidding Process
Documents released recently under Delhi’s freedom of information law raised a major public controversy over World Bank involvement in contract bidding and fueled a public debate over possible privatization… -
15 April 2005
Teaching Institute or Dance Bar? Putting Local Freedom of Information Legislation to Use in Argentina
By Martha Farmelo
Martha Farmelo is Co-Coordinator of the Access to Information Program at the Buenos Aires-based Association for Civil Rights (www.adc.org.ar).
I’ve never slept particularly well the first night in a new home, what with the excitement of the… -
7 April 2005
FOIA Law Discloses British Farm Subsidies
For the first time the British Freedom of Information Act forced the disclosure of the amounts and recipients of UK farm subsidies on March 22, revealing over £1,000,000 in payments to the British royal family. A request filed with the…
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1 December 2002
Lack of Transparency a Major Controversy in Cambodian Logging Dispute
(The following six articles are reprinted with permission from The Cambodia Daily…. They provide a vivid description of the importance of transparency and public review. The first article sets the stage, describing the controversy surrounding logging operations in Cambodia
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22 November 2002
Cutting Plans Criticized; Global Witness Seeks Halt to Logging
By Richard Sine
The Cambodia Daily, November 22, 2002
Three years ago, a major study commissioned by the Asian Development Bank found forests here so depleted, and cutting rates so rapid, that logging was only viable for a few more…