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Spain’s Navarra Region Presents Progressive Open Government Law
Madrid, 20 January 2012 – Access Info Europe has welcomed today’s publication of the Navarra region’s draft law on Transparency and Open Government, qualifying it as a «highly progressive law» which sets new standards for Spain and internationally. The draft law was developed in consultation with the public and input
New Spanish crowd-funding platform presents first cheque to Access Info
Madrid, 20 December 2011: The new crowd-funding platform Goteo on Tuesday presented the first cheque for a successful project to Access Info, which received for €5,150 for a project to build an information request platform in Spain, in anticipation of the new access to information law expected to be adopted
Access Info in the News 2011
News Articles from 2011 Rendition information not released by European nations New Europe Online | 29/12/2011English - Two human rights organisations, London based Reprieve and the Spanish Access Info Europe, have complained that the majority of 28 nations, mostly European, have refused to release flight traffic information on CIA rendition
Rendition preview
Rendition on Record Report reveals Europe’s cover-up of CIA rendition-to-torture evidence London/Madrid, 19 December 2011 – Just days after new details emerged of a secret CIA prison in Romania used to torture terrorism suspects, a report by two international human rights organisations shows that many European countries are suppressing
Rendition on Record: Report reveals Europe’s cover-up of CIA rendition-to-torture evidence
London/Madrid, 19 December 2011 - Just days after new details emerged of a secret CIA prison in Romania used to torture terrorism suspects, a report by two international human rights organisations shows that many European countries are suppressing evidence of their role in the USA’s notorious rendition programme. The report,
European Parliament adopts proposals to improve EU transparency rules
European Parliament adopts proposals to improve EU transparency rules Amsterdam/Madrid/Brussels 15 December 2011 – Access Info Europe, ClientEarth and Greenpeace on 15 December welcomed a vote by the European Parliament vote, adopting proposals to improve the EU’s access to documents rules by a convincing 394 votes in favour, 197 against
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