See the Practice Note on Poverty Reduction and Human Rights (See http://www undp org/policy/docs/povertyreduction-humanrights0603 pdf ) Democratic governance
Available at: http://kellogg nd edu/publications/workingpapers/WPS/253 pdf Pinheiro PS (2001) The paradox of democracy in Brazil Brown Journal of World
Article 32 of the Constitution of the Republic of Tunisia Organic Law No 22 dated March 24, 2016 on the Right to Access Information and its implementing
Fostering universal access to information and knowledge, particularly for persons with disabilities, UNESCO, together with international and regional partners,
To ensure the right of access to information for all citizens from the government and non-‐government institutions 2 To observe article 19 of International
The right of access to information is a specific manifestation of the freedom of expression protected by article 13 of the American Convention
23 nov 1998 · inform the public debate about the need for strong access to information laws, to bring together the government and diverse sectors of
Making the Access to Information Law Work The Challenges of Implementation Laura Neuman and Richard Calland Prologue: Unearthing the Goblet
In the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), access to information held by public bodies has been recognised as a necessary enabling mechanism for public
most information will have the greatest success in life ” Success, if mea-sured as the increase in transparency in govern-ment, and thus decrease in corruption, and the citizen’s capacity to exercise her rights, is achievable through the passage, implementation and enforcement of a strong access to information act Access to infor-
When access to the information covered by the exception is necessary to detect or investigate serious violations of human rights or war crimes, or to prosecute their perpetrators, unless this detrimental to the public interest
Access to Information No 31 of 2016 6 Limitation of right of access to information (1) Pursuant to Article 24 of the Constitution, the right of access to information under Article 35 of the Constitution shall be limited in respect of information whose disclosure is likely to— (a) undermine the national security of Kenya;
ACCESS TO INFORMATION 7 (3) An applicant for access to an official document shall not be required to give any reason for requesting access to that document (4) Where an official document is- (a) open to access by the public pursuant to any other enactment, as part of a public register or otherwise; or
No 2 Right to Access Information Act 2013 No 2 Right to Access Information Act 2013 4 (1) Subject to subsection (2), section 2 shall be complied with as soon as possible, and in any event within fifteen working days of receipt of the application (2) Where the information sought concerns the life or
10 No 6 Access to Information Act 2016 officer to whom the request is made shall reduce the request into writing in the prescribed form and provide a copy of the written request to the person requesting Notice where access to information is requested 11 -(1) Where access to information is requested,