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Mexico: Global Community Calls on Senators to Appoint Information Commissioners
The lead oversight body for access to information in Mexico, the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection (INAI), is currently unable to function because the Mexican President and Senate have refused to appoint new...
Canada: CLD Submission to the UPR on the Right to Information
The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD), in collaboration with the Centre for Free Expression (CFE), the Canadian Institute for Information and Privacy Studies (CIIPS) and Democracy Watch, made a Submission to Session 44 of the Universal Periodic Review on the Right to...
Guides on making requests for information at the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation
The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) and Bank Information Center (BIC) have launched two user-friendly Guides on making requests for information at the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The Guides describe how to file a request for...
Happy International Right to Know Day
Today, 28 September 2022, is the 20th anniversary of International Right to Know Day, recognised formally by the United Nations as International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). First recognised in 2002 by a group of civil society organisations...
UNESCO and Centre for Law and Democracy Launch Free Online Course on Access to Information Laws and Policies
UNESCO and the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) have launched the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Access to Information Laws and Policies and their Implementation, looking at how to access information held by public authorities. This brand-new course on access to...
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: Courts Impose Excessive Limits on Power of Information Commissioner to Review Legal Documents
The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) expressed deep disappointment in the recent decision of the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court to deny the Canadian province’s information commissioner the authority to review documents which the government claims are...
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