A Tetun translation of ARTICLE 19's international standard "A Model Freedom of Information Law".

A Tetun translation of ARTICLE 19's international standard “Johannesburg Principles: Principles on National Security, Freedom of Expression and Access to Information.”

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.

Translates ARTICLE 19's principles on broadcasting, 'Access to the Airwaves', to concrete legal form as they relate to public service broadcasting.

These Principles elaborate a set of standards on how to promote and protect independent broadcasting and yet ensure that broadcasting serves the interests of the public.

This model law is designed to assist countries that are considering adopting freedom of information laws.

Defining Defamation sets out the appropriate balance between the human right to freedom of expression and the need to protect individual reputations. These Principles have been endorsed by, among others, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.

These Principles set out standards for national and international regimes which give effect to the right to freedom of information. They are designed primarily for national legislation on freedom of information or access to official information but are equally applicable to information held by inter-governmental bodies such as the United Nations and the European Union.

The Johannesburg Principles, so called because they were developed, discussed and agreed by 37 international experts at a three day consultation in South Africa in 1995, have gradually been accepted and cited as the definitive standards for the protection of freedom of expression in the context of national security laws.

A practical and comprehensive set of guidelines and background material for governments, broadcasters, political parties, election monitoring and citizens' groups, and all those concerned with the vital issue of free and fair elections.