What do you get when the world’s largest democracy passes a right to information law? We visited the New Delhi office of information commissioner Shailesh Gandhi to find out.
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Freedom of Information
Silence and secrecy are two of the most powerful tools that governments can employ to mute critics and cloak their actions from public scrutiny. The Open Society Foundations work to uphold the right to speak and to know—in order to support public involvement in government and accountability, and to challenge corruption and human rights abuses.
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Open Society Voices
August 22, 2012 |
Thirty years after their loved ones vanished, families of the disappeared are bringing their search for answers to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
April 16, 2012 |
For much of its history, the European Court of Human Rights has refused to recognize a general right of access to state-held information, which is not explicitly provided for in the court's treaty. But a recent judgement shows signs of change.
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February 9, 2012 |
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The right to access public information has increasingly been recognized by Latin America's governments, in large part thanks to the work of Open Society Latin America Program grantees and partner civil society organizations.
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