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Freedom of Information Advocates Network (FOIAnet) es una página web donde se puede compartir información de organizaciones y trabajadores a título individual para promover el derecho de acceso a la información.
Aquí puedes encontrar diferentes listados con noticias y debates sobre el derecho de acceso a la información. Actualmente somos 400 socios, entre los que se encuentran Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil (OSC), abogados, profesores, comisiones de información y otros especialistas interesados en el derecho a la información.
Desde aquí intentamos promover el 7º Día Internacional del Derecho a Saber que se celebrará el próximo 28 de Septiembre.
Action Plan for Right to Information in Africa
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Participants from the African Regional Conference on the Right of Access to Information today released the Regional Findings and Plan of Action to advance the right in Africa. The conference found that while access to information is a fundamental human right, political and institutional constraints in Africa have limited the opportunities to exercise the right. Taking into account the realities of Africa, the regional document serves as an annex to the global Atlanta Declaration and Plan of Action.
"Facing historical and unique challenges, African nations have found it particularly difficult to advance the right of access to information," said former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who chaired the opening day of the conference that took place Feb. 7-9, 2010, in Accra, Ghana. "Unlike in other regions of the world, there has not been a wave of countries passing and implementing access to information laws. In Africa, only five countries have passed laws, and this number includes Zimbabwe, which many have argued uses its law to repress rather than provide information."
The global Freedom of Information community is deeply shocked about the murder of Indian Right to Information activist Satish Shetty. Advocates across the world are now calling for a thorough investigation into the attack, which experts suspect is the first murder of a right to information activist.
Mr Shetty, 38, was killed by 3 unidentified men on the morning of January 13 in Talegaon, Pune. He had been actively using the Right to Information to expose land scams and fake registration cases in the Talegaon, Lonavla and Dehu Road regions of Maval. The DIG (Registration) stated that Shetty's complaints had initiated investigations that brought to light tax evasion and illegal sale of government land. The investigation in the Sabele Whaghire 500 acre land scam, that is still in progress, had also led to the suspension of a sub-registrar. Shetty had been a longstanding activist who had uncovered scams around the Mumbai-Pune expressway several years ago and had exposed the setting up of banquet halls and restaurants in residential areas. Besides, he had revealed cases of illegal selling of kerosene to bogus ration card holders and the abuse of power by government officials. He had been working on spreading awareness about the Right to Information and was a popular figure among Talegaon residents who regularly sought his help for solving their problems.
The murder of Satish Shetty is not an isolated incident of threat to life and liberty of people using the RTI to expose malfunctioning and corruption. All across India, RTI activists face threats and attack. However, too frequently, even where they ask for police protection on grounds of significant threats, it is denied them. In the present case, the DSP has admitted that despite Shetty's requests, protection had not been provided because the procedural police verification process takes time. This is not a good enough reason. The murder of Satish Shetty is a deeply painful but important instance of the potential of Right to Information to curb corrupt elements within government and society but also a reminder that those defending the law and blowing the whistle on wrongdoing must be assured adequate protection.
The NCPRI is determined that the killers of Satish Shetty will be brought to book and we will be watching the progress of the investigation. The Campaign trusts that the government shares our need to take immediate and stringent action in this regard and bears out its oft-stated commitment towards ensuring a corruption free democracy, where voices raised against corruption are not suppressed by brutal violence.
Día Mundial del Derecho a Saber en su séptima edición
Celebración del Día Mundial del "Derecho a Saber" en su séptima edición
La celebración del día mundial del Derecho a Saber el 29 de septiembre va a marcar un año de avances históricos en el derecho al acceso de la información. Alrededor de 200 organizaciones de 75 países, organizadas en torno a la llamada "Red de Libertad de Información" (Freedom of Information Advocate´s Network en inglés), reclaman el respeto universal al derecho de los ciudadanos a saber.
Mapa de Acciones del Día Internacional del Derecho a Saber
Se han producido una serie de avances positivos a lo largo del año 2009 en este tema, como los enumerados a continuación:
-Al menos 90 países y territorios tienen legislación que concede a los ciudadanos el derecho a solicitar y recibir información de entidades públicas
- Seis nuevas leyes de Acceso a la Información entraron en vigor en Bangladesh, las islas Caymán, Chile, las islas Cook, Guatemala y Uruguay
- El Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos confirmó el 14 de abril del 2009 que el derecho a recibir información de entidades públicas es parte fundamental del derecho a la libertad de expresión e información, necesario para los medios de comunicación, ONGs así como todas aquellas organizaciones involucradas en el control de las organizaciones públicas.
- La Administración Obama ha revertido la política de la anterior Administración y, en enero del 2009, enfatizó la obligación de los poderes públicos de publicar activamente la información, sin tener que esperar a las solicitudes de los ciudadanos, algo que ya se está haciendo en muchos países del mundo.
A pesar de estos avances, todavía hay grandes diferencias en cuanto a la implementación práctica de la legislación del acceso a la información. El objetivo primordial del Día del Derecho a Saber es la concienciación de la ciudadanía de este derecho, que los ciudadanos pidan su respeto más absoluto así como del derecho a solicitar información de los organismos públicos a todos los niveles.
Las actividades previstas para celebrar el Día del Derecho a Saber incluyen, entre otros:
- Iniciativa Global por la Transparencia (Global Transparency Initiative en inglés), que celebrará una reunión pública con el Banco Mundial y personalidades invitadas al acto durante todo el día en Washington, para hablar de la transparencia de las instituciones financieras, en especial del propio Banco.
- En México, una plataforma de ONGs va a celebrar distintos fórums para tratar cuestiones sociales y legales sobre el derecho a saber, así como si la legislación nacional cumple con los requisitos de los ciudadanos sobre el acceso a la información y su transparencia.
- En Bulgaria, el programa "Acceso a la Información" va a lanzar una serie de documentales tratando el derecho a la información y va a celebrar la ceremonia anual de entrega de premios. "
12 States Sign World's First Treaty on Access to Information
- What about the other 35 Council of Europe Member States?
12 European countries - Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Slovenia, and Sweden - today became the first states to sign the world's first treaty on access to information - the Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents - at a meeting of Ministers of Justice held in Tromso, Norway on 18 June 2009.
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