A general questionnaire on government policy and initiatives on provision of information, consultation and active participation of citizens in OECD countries. In English and French.(Original source…
The case study examines the participation of citizens (as individuals and through groups) in the activities of the United States Protection Agency (EPA). In particular, the report focuses on two EPA…
This report provides a unique source of comparative information on measures adopted in OECD countries to strengthen citizens access to information, to enhance consultation and encourage their active…
The Turkish Right to Information Act, in force from April 2004, aims to regulate the procedure and the basis of the right to information from all public institutions. This status report examines the…
Greenpeace is a non-profit organisation, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. Greenpeace of the USSR was organized in 1989 in the time of '…
The purpose of the guidance note is to provide UNDP country offices with guidance they can draw on and use in discussions with government counterparts and other stakeholders to promote the…
Freedom House’s annual press freedom survey has tracked trends in media freedom worldwide since 1980. The survey provides numerical rankings and rates each country’s media as “Free,” “Partly Free,”…
The Tocqueville Research Center (T-RC) is a nonpartisan institute specializing in comparative political analysis at the subnational level. Its main project is the Indicators of Local Democratic…
The Ecuadorian Transparency and Access to Information Law establishes that "[a]ccess to information is a right of the person guaranteed by the State" and requires that government agencies…
This landmark legislation guarantees the Mexican public's right to request and receive information from the government. In Spanish. For an English translation, see http://www.freedominfo.org/…
