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Report on access to environmental information in Ukraine entitled "For Internal Use Only: Is Post-Chernobyl Ukraine Ready for Access to Environmental Information".
1 Feb 2008
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.
28 Jan 2008
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.
17 Jul 2007
Report highlighting the importance of access to comprehensive and accurate information in post-conflict societies such as Abkhazia.
16 Jul 2007
Statement calling for a review of the Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communications Draft Freedom of Information policy.
16 Feb 2007
Report by ARTICLE 19 and the Center for Independent Journalism examining the level of access to environmental information in Malaysia.
8 Feb 2007
Statement calling for an immediate enactment of Nigeria’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill ahead of the national elections scheduled for April 2007.
31 Jan 2007
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.
22 Nov 2006
Report which examines the Russian authorities' secrecy over environmental issues and demonstrates that thousands of people's lives are consequently in serious danger.
22 Nov 2006
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.
24 Nov 2005
Report illustrating the importance of information in disaster relief operations.
1 May 2005
Report on freedom of information and the media in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
15 Apr 2005
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.
15 Sep 2004
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.
1 Dec 2003
A survey of freedom of information law and practice in Central and Eastern Europe.
1 Oct 2002
Paper outlining the increasing recognition on the international plane of the existence of a human right to freedom of information.
15 Jun 2000
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.
15 Jun 1989
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
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