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Uniform Framework on Freedom of Expression, Information Considered (March 21, 2012) by Constance Johnson

From March 5-9, 2012, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held a meeting of its Technical Committee on Legal ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: Economic Community of West African States

Newly Enacted Laws Guarantee Access to Information, Create Truth Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations (November 28, 2011) by Eduardo Soares

On November 18, 2011, the Brazilian government enacted a law (Lei No. 12.527, de 18 de Novembro de 2011) to ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: Brazil

Protection of Information Bill Controversial (August 16, 2011) by Constance Johnson

On August 10, 2011, the South African organization Open Democracy Advice Centre (ODAC) issued a statement criticizing a clause of the ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: South Africa

Freedom of Information Bill Passes Both Houses of Parliament (May 31, 2011) by Hanibal Goitom

News outlets are reporting that both houses of Nigeria's Parliament have adopted the harmonized version of the Freedom of Information Bill ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: Nigeria

House of Representatives Approves Freedom of Information Bill (March 01, 2011) by Hanibal Goitom

On February 24, 2011, the 360-member lower house of Nigeria's National Assembly adopted the Freedom of Information Bill which seeks to ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: Nigeria

Freedom of Information Reforms Come into Force (November 17, 2010) by Kelly Buchanan

Changes to Australia's freedom of information (FOI) laws came into effect on November 1, 2010. (Press Release, Hon. Brendan O'Connor, New ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: Australia

European Court of Justice Issues Judgment on Journalists' Access to Documents during Pending Cases (October 13, 2010) by Theresa Papademetriou

Under European Union legislation, access to documents issued by the EU institutions, the European Commission, the Parliament, and the Council, is ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: European Union

Bill on Transparency and Access to Public Information (August 20, 2010) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

By August 20, 2010, Spain's government is expected to have approved the final Bill on Transparency and Access to Public Information ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: Spain

House of Representatives Passes Freedom of Information Act (July 29, 2010) by Hanibal Goitom

On July 22, 2010, the Liberian House of Representatives passed the Freedom of Information Bill which, if enacted into law, will ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: Liberia

Law on Public Information in Force (April 30, 2010) by Constance Johnson

On April 30, 2010, Indonesia's Law on Freedom of Information will come into effect; it was adopted in 2008. Under its ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: Indonesia

President Obama Signs Executive Order Streamlining Declassification of Government Information (January 25, 2010) by Luis Acosta

On December 29, 2009, President Barack Obama issued an executive order intended to allow researchers to gain access more quickly to ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: United States

Freedom of Information Act Approved by Senate (December 17, 2009) by Constance Johnson

On December 14, 2009, the Senate of the Philippines approved a Freedom of Information Act designed to allow access to key ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: Philippines

Arizona Supreme Court Holds Metadata Can Be Subject to Public Records Requests (November 17, 2009) by John Cannan

The Supreme Court of Arizona has held that metadata – "information describing the history, tracking, or management of an electronic document" ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: United States

Proposed Secrecy Law Controversial (September 16, 2009) by Constance Johnson

Indonesia's government and House of Representatives have agreed on a state secrecy bill that includes the death penalty for those convicted ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: Indonesia

Alarm over Purported Draft Media Law (August 18, 2009) by Wendy Zeldin

On August 10, 2009, Frank La Rue, who has served since August 2008 as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: United Nations / Venezuela

Proposed Amendments to Right of Information Law (June 01, 2009) by Theresa Papademetriou

The law on the right of information or, in European Union (EU) terminology, public access to documents produced by EU institutions, ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: European Union

Law on Transparency (April 29, 2009) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

On April 20, 2009, the Law on Access to Public Information, also known as the Law on Transparency, became effective (Law ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: Chile

Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information Adopted (December 12, 2008) by Dante Figueroa

Chile's new Law on the Transparency of Public Functions and Access to Information on Public Administration establishes that all information prepared ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: Chile

Right to Information Ordinance Approved (October 10, 2008) by Shameema Rahman

On September 20, 2008, the Council of Advisors to the current government of Bangladesh approved the Right to Information Ordinance 2008, ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh

Open Government Regulations Take Effect (July 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin

China's new Regulations on Open Government Information took effect on May 1, 2008; they were issued by the State Council a ...

Topic: Freedom of information
Jurisdiction: China

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Last updated: March 21, 2012