This publication documents how various countries did — or did not — honor the right of access to information. In analyzing over 1,900 requests for information filed in 14 countries, Transparency & Silence finds that countries with access to information laws performed better than those with no law, or with administrative provisions instead of a law. The 201-page book reports that government failure to provide information is common: 47 percent of requests received no response, with Chile, Ghana, and South Africa performing especially poorly. But the book also highlights specific successes. Non-governmental groups are found to play an important role in promoting access to information as a right. In English and Spanish.(Original source: http://www.justiceinitiative.org/db/resource2?res_id=103818)
