Joint submission by ARTICLE 19, SUPRO, Mass Line Media (MMC) and Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) providing an analysis of Bangladesh’s (Draft) Right to Information Ordinance 2008.

Joint breifing note outlining the seven main outstanding concerns with the draft European Convention on Access to Official Documents.

Joint legal analysis by ARTICLE 19, the Federation of Nepali Journalists and Freedom Forum of Nepal’s Right to Information Act based on international law and best practice in the field of freedom of information.

Report on access to information and the environment in the Ukraine entitled "For Internal Use Only: Is Post-Chernobyl Ukraine Ready for Access to Environmental Information".

Background paper on freedom of information, produced as part of ARTICLE 19’s “Agenda for Change” project, which aims to establish a process for media legislation reform in Nepal in close consultation with media stakeholders.

Press release announcing the launch of ARTICLE 19's interactive web portal on access to information in Brazil.

Comments on the existing Public Information Policy (PIP) of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Joint statement celebrating International Right to Know day and reviewing right to know developments in 2007.

Response by ARTICLE 19 to the European Union's Green Paper on the review of Regulation 1049/2001, on public access to documents.

Report on access to information as an instrumental right for empowerment including a comprehensive overview of the right and how it can be used to campaign for other social, cultural and economic rights and 15 case studies spanning 12 countries.

Report highlighting the importance of access to comprehensive and accurate information in post-conflict societies such as Abkhazia.

Second briefing by ARTICLE 19 and two other NGOs with observer status on the Council of Europe's Group of Specialists on Access to Official Documents, containing recommendations and comparative background material for the drafting of a treaty in the area of access to information.

Submission to the UK Department for Constitutional Affairs (now the Ministry of Justice) in response to the consultation on the Draft Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2007.

Note discussing the need for a new mechanism to ensure respect for the right to freedom of expression, as guaranteed under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and providing suggestions on potential working methods and the relationship with existing mechanisms.

Memorandum providing ARTICLE 19’s main comments and recommendations on the draft Constitution of the Republic of Montenegro (draft Constitution), inasmuch as it affects the right to freedom of expression and information.

ARTICLE 19 has released a new publication, “Guide for a campaign in favour of the right to access to information in Latin America” in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Note summarising ARTICLE 19’s main comments on the draft Measure for Public Environmental Participation. The note focuses on the provisions in the Measures that relate to the disclosure of information.

ARTICLE 19 aims to abide by the policies and principles which it promotes. Through our freedom of information policy, we ensure that we are best able to disseminate information and respond to information requests.

A copy of the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation among the members of the Freedom of Information Coalition of Sierra Leone. This copy is signed by the members of the Coalition, facilitated by ARTICLE 19.

Submission to the UK Department for Constitutional Affairs in response to the consultation on the Draft Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2007.

Statement calling for a review of the Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communications Draft Freedom of Information policy.

Submission to the UK Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Draft Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2007.

Report by ARTICLE 19 and the Center for Independent Journalism examining the level of access to environmental information in Malaysia.

Statement calling for an immediate enactment of Nigeria’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill ahead of the national elections scheduled for April 2007.

A joint declaration by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, the OAS Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and the ACHPR Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression. Themes addressed include publication of confidential information by the media, openness at international public bodies, freedom of expression and cultural/religious tensions and impunity in the face of attacks on journalists.

Briefing Note by the Global Transparency Initiative which sets out the views of the Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Public Information Policy.

Analysis of Nepal's draft Right to Information Bill – 2063 against international standards in the area of access to information.

Executive summary from "The Forbidden Zone: Environmental Information Denied in Russia". the report examines the Russian authority’s secrecy over environmental issues and demonstrates that thousands of people’s lives are consequently in serious danger.

Report which examines the Russian authorities' secrecy over environmental issues and demonstrates that thousands of people's lives are consequently in serious danger.

Briefing by ARTICLE 19 and two other NGOs with observer status on the Council of Europe's Group of Specialists on Access to Official Documents, containing recommendations and comparative background material for the drafting of a treaty in the area of access to information.

This online course provides comprehensive training in campaigning on access to information. It is aimed at the African region but can be adopted for use be activists in any part of the world.

Memorandum analysing the draft Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on Access to Information against international standards.

Statement of Support for a set of regulations drafted by Armenia's FOI Center to implement the Freedom of Information Law.

Despite a stated commitment to openness, most IFIs remain highly secretive. The GTI (Global Transparency Initiative) is calling for the complete overhaul of secretive policies adopted by IFIs. The Transparency Charter is the GTI’s flagship statement of the standards to which we believe IFI access to information policies should conform.

Memorandum on the draft law of Abkhazia on the right of access to information, prepared under the leadership of a group of Abkhazian NGOs.

Recommendations on Moldova’s draft law to promote participation and transparency in the decision making of public authorities.

Memorandum on the draft law to give the right of access to information in the Cayman Islands.

Comment comparing the draft Law on Freedom of Information of Mongolia to international law and standards.

Amicus curiae brief, submitted by ARTICLE 19 and three other NGOs to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, arguing that a right to access publicly held information is implicit in the right to freedom of expression as guaranteed under Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights.

Amicus curiae brief by ARTICLE 19 and three other NGOs, arguing that the right to freedom of expression includes a right of access to State-held information.

Draft Freedom of Information Bill for Southern Sudan presented by ARTICLE 19 in March 2006 to the southern Minister of Information, to be considered for adoption.

Memorandum on Kenya's Freedom of Information Bill.

Concise overview outlining twelve main concerns with respect to the December 2005 proposal for the 'Law on Free Access to Information of a Public Character.'

Memorandum on Jordan's draft law on Guarantee of Access to Information.

Statement of support on Sierra Leon's draft Access to Information Bill.

Note on the proposed draft freedom of information bill of Sierra Leone.

Book published by UNESCO providing an authoritative and accessible account of the law and practice regarding freedom of information of several countries around the world.

Commentary on the exceptions regime in the International Financial Corporation's draft Policy on Disclosure of Information.

Memorandum analysing the draft Bill on Freedom of Information at the request of the Association of Investigative Journalists.

Flow chart to be used in conjunction with the Freedom of Information Training Manual for Public Officials.

Memorandum on the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat's draft Information Disclosure Policy.

Memorandum analysing two drafts of the Argentinian Access to Public Information Law, one prepared by the Senate (Senate Law) and one by the Deputies Chamber (Deputies Law).

Memorandum analysing the proposal for a draft law on access to information, including suggestions for improvement to increase transparency and accountability in public life.

Report illustrating the importance of information in disaster relief operations.

Recommended amendments to the draft 'Law on Free Access to Public Information' (2005).

Report on freedom of information and the media in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Memorandum suggesting the inclusion of key principles of the general right to freedom of information in the official draft Law on Obtaining Information.

Amicus curiae brief, submitted by ARTICLE 19 and three other NGOs to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, arguing that a right to access publicly held information is implicit in the right to freedom of expression as guaranteed under Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights. A further brief was subsequently submitted to the Court and can be found above.

Memorandum analysing Macedonia's draft 'Law on Free Access to Information' (2004).

The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) may accurately be described as the leading weapon of the government and the ruling ZANU PF party in their ongoing campaign to stifle independent media reporting in Zimbabwe. This report focuses on the first two years of AIPPA, describing the legislation, critiquing it and providing an overview of the way in which it has been implemented and the impact it has had on the free flow of information and ideas in Zimbabwe.

Trainers notes for use in conjunction with the Freedom of Information Training Manual for Public Officials.

This manual is intended as a training resource for use by trainers and participants undergoing training on freedom of information. It is aimed primarily at public officials, although the first section of the manual could also be used to introduce civil society organisations and journalists to the concept, principles and application of freedom of information.

Memorandum on the Serbian draft Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance.

Memorandum analysing the Law on Principles of and Guarantees for Freedom of Information (also available in Russian through our Russian publications page).

Memorandum analysing the Access to Information Bill (Bill No. 7), as published by the Ugandan Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting in April 2004.

Memorandum analysing the European Investment Bank's public information policy for consistency with international and European standards on freedom of expression and access to information.

Memorandum analysing the draft 'Access to Information Bill' against two key ARTICLE 19 publications, 'The People's Right to Know: Principles on Freedom of Information Legislation' and 'A Model Freedom of Information Law.'

Memorandum analysing the most recent draft Law on freedom of information, as prepared by the joint government and civil society working group (March 2004).

Memorandum on the Draft Law on Free Access to Information of Montenegro.

Memorandum on the the Ugandan draft Access to Information Bill, 2004.

Letter to the Ministry of Justice explaining why it should not consider amendments to the existing Law on Freedom of Information that would restrict the freedom of information.

Memorandum analysing the Working Paper on the Proposed Right to Information Act 2002, which was circulated for comment in 2002-2003.

Memorandum analysing the draft Bill on Access to Sources of Information, prepared by an NGO coalition, against international standards.

Memorandum analysing the draft Access to Public Information Law, prepared by members of the Freedom of Expression Forum in 2002.

Memorandum assessing the draft law which seeks to rewrite the present law 'On Information' with the aim of developing a fully-fledged system of access to publicly held information.

Memorandum analysing the draft law on the protection of personal data against international standards on freedom of expression and information.

Memorandum analysing the draft Public Information Act prepared by the Nepalese Law Reform Commission in 2003.

Comment on the Alternative Montenegrin Exceptions Proposal to the draft Law on Free Access to Information.

Report on the impact of informal information and communication networks on security in Tanzanian refugee camps. The report focuses on the necessity of freedom of information for security and development in protracted refugee situations.

Memorandum analysing the draft Law on Freedom of Information, prepared by a working group consisting of both government and NGO representatives (English).

Memorandum on the draft Law On Introducing Changes to the Law of Ukraine ‘On Information’.

Memorandum analysing the draft Right to Information Bill circulated by the Ministry of Information for public comment.

Memorandum analysing the draft 'Law on Free Access to Information of a Public Character' (2003).

Memorandum on Kosovo's “Draft Law on Access to Official Documents”

Comments on Draft Philippine Freedom of Information Law.

Comments on the draft Sri Lankan Freedom of Information Law.

Letter analysing concerns held by ARTICLE 19 and others regarding the Bank's proposed Disclosure Policy.

Letter with recommendations to increase transparency in the Policy on Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information.

An updated briefing note on the amended Serbian draft Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance.

Note on the draft Freedom of Information Rules for implementing the Pakistani Freedom of Information Ordiance.

Memorandum analysing the draft Right to Access Information Act prepared by a group of NGOs which incorporates many of the recommendations set out in our April 2003 Note.

Memorandum on the Law of Mongolia on Freedom of Information.

Memorandum on the Serbian draft Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance.

Note making recommendations for a joint statement, issued by the Croatian NGO movement, advocating for the introduction of legislation that will grant access to information.

Memorandum on the Draft Law on Free Access to Information of Montenegro.

Memorandum on the Russian Federal Law “On Access to Information Concerning Activities of Government Departments and Local Self- Government”.

Review of the Inter-American Bank's Information Disclosure Policy.

Memorandum analysing the 2003 Draft Law on Free Access to Information.

This note comments on amendments made to the draft law on freedom of information after its first reading.

Memorandum on the draft Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on “Principles and Guarantees of Freedom of Information”.

Memorandum on the Federal Government of Pakistan’s Freedom of Information Ordinance.

A survey of freedom of information law and practice in Central and Eastern Europe.

This memorandum analyses the draft law establishing freedom of information.

Memorandum on the 'Pre-dictamen’ proposals to regulate the right to access to public information enshrined in the Peruvian Constitution.

Memorandum analysing proposed amendments to the Access to Public Information Act.

Memorandum analysing the draft Law on Access to Information and the Protection of Privacy at the request of Transparency International's Costa Rican branch.

Memorandum on the Mexican draft Federal Act on Access to Public Information.

Memorandum on the Editors Guild of Sri Lanka's Official Freedom of Information Act, 2001.

Commentary on the draft Law on Freedom of Information of the Republic of Serbia.

Review of the World Bank’s Policy on Information Disclosure requesting the establishment of an independent appellate body to hear refusals to disclose information.

Memorandum on the Romanian draft Law Regarding Access to Public Information.

Review of the World Bank’s Policy on Information Disclosure.

Memorandum on India's Freedom of Information Bill of July 2000.

Memorandum on the he Federal Government of Pakistan’s Ordinance to provide for transparency and freedom of information.

Memorandum on the Romanian Law on Access to Information of Public Interest.

Memorandum assessing the draft Law on Access to Public Information for compliance with international standards on freedom of expression and access to information.

Paper outlining the increasing recognition on the international plane of the existence of a human right to freedom of information.

Memorandum on the draft Freedom of Information Act of the Slovak Republic.

Memorandum on Nigeria's Freedom of Information Bill.

Memorandum on Moldova's draft Law on Access to Information.

Memorandum analysing the draft Law on Access to Public Information.

Memorandum on the Lithuanian draft law on the Right to Receive Information.

Memorandum on aspects of the Moldovan draft law on Freedom of Information.

Memorandum analysing the draft Freedom of Information Bill 1998 and supporting its demonstrated commitment to open government, democracy, and human rights.

Memorandum on the Republic of Serbia Public Information Law.

An analysis outlining why the early introduction of freedom of information legislation is necessary and how such laws might be implemented in Malawi

Commentary on the report submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee by the French government, as it relates to France's compliance with its obligations under Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

आर्टिकल १९ को परिवर्तनका विषयवस्तु' परियोजनाको एक भागका रुपमा तयार पारिएको अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको प्रत्याभूती तथा सञ्चारमाध्यमको नियमनसम्बन्धी आधारपत्र। यस परियोजनाको उद्देश्य सरोकारहरुसंगको सहभागितामा नेपालमा सञ्चारक्षेत्रसम्बन्धी कानुनमा सुधारको प्रकृया स्थापित गर्नु हो