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Notes to Editor Reprieve

Helen Darbishire2020-02-14T12:47:26+01:00

Reprieve calls on Lithuania to re-open ‘torture site’ inquiry after discovering suspicious flight into Vilnius Notes to Editors: The role of European states in facilitating secret prison operations by the CIA was first revealed in 2005. Poland and Romania were named at this time as countries where the US had maintained secret prisons, while a third European country remained unidentified. In 2009, US-based ABC news published a series of articles which described a detention site in Lithuania, outside Vilnius, according to the testimony of former CIA officials. Lithuania responded to these allegations with a short parliamentary inquiry, completed 22 Dec.

Notes to Editor ReprieveHelen Darbishire2020-02-14T12:47:26+01:00

Lithuania Torture Site Inquiry

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:13:30+01:00

Reprieve calls on Lithuania to re-open ‘torture site’ inquiry after discovering suspicious flight into Vilnius Vilnius, 29 September – Legal action charity Reprieve is demanding that Lithuanian authorities revive their failed inquiry into CIA ‘black sites’ after a Freedom of Information request – made in conjunction with Access Info Europe – uncovered a mysterious flight into the country’s capital during the relevant period. The flight, which was either not noticed or not revealed by Lithuania’s two official inquiries into local rendition complicity, demonstrates the inadequacy of previous attempts to get to the bottom of damaging allegations that have been gathering

Lithuania Torture Site InquiryHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:13:30+01:00

Closer Every Day to an Access to Information law in Spain?

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:13:30+01:00

Madrid 28 September 2011 – Today Access Info Europe and the Coalición Pro Acceso will hold a round table to celebrate International Right to Know Day with members of four Spanish political parties to discuss their proposals for transparency in the next legislative period. Spain’s two major political parties, the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), currently in government, and the Popular Party (PP), have both drafted proposed transparency laws yet neither of the drafts meet with the 10 basic principles for the law established by the Spanish civil society platform, the Coalición Pro Acceso.

Closer Every Day to an Access to Information law in Spain?Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:13:30+01:00

AsktheEU.org launch

Helen Darbishire2019-10-25T12:29:03+02:00

AsktheEU.org: New one-stop portal makes requests for EU documents easy Brussels/Madrid, Wednesday 28 September 2011 – On 28 September 2011, the 9th International Right to Know Day, pro-transparency human rights group Access Info Europe will be unveiling the AsktheEU.org web portal by which the public can ask for information from EU bodies. AsktheEU.org is a designed to radically simplify the process by which the public puts requests to European Union bodies: an email is sent from the website to the relevant EU body. All requests sent via AsktheEU.org and the responses are instantly made public. Requesters will have the opportunity

AsktheEU.org launchHelen Darbishire2019-10-25T12:29:03+02:00

Court Case New Players

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:13:30+01:00

Legal battle over EU transparency gathers pace 26 September 2011 - Three new players have joined the legal battle over the future of transparency of the Council of the European Union, to be decided by the European Court of Justice (second instance). The Czech Republic and Spain have announced they will join Greece and the UK in supporting the Council's fight to keep the names of Member States making legislative proposals secret. Access Info together with the UK NGOs including the Open Rights Group, the Campaign for Freedom of Information, and Unlock Democracy will use International Right to Know Day

Court Case New PlayersHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:13:30+01:00

UK transparency at home vs Brussels case

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:13:30+01:00

UK promises transparency at home whilst fighting it in Brussels Number 10 Downing Street, Transparency Portal 9 September 2011: Despite domestic efforts to open up government, the UK has taken a stance against transparency in Brussels by being party to a legal battle at the European Court of Justice which if successful would limit public access to documents about future laws. As much as 50% of national legislation is now influenced by European Union rules. The pro-transparency organisation Access Info Europe won a case in March 2011 for access to legislative documents, but the Council of the European Union is

UK transparency at home vs Brussels caseHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:13:30+01:00

El Partenariado de Gobierno Abierto (OGP) debería marcar el fin de la «hipocresía de la transparencia».

Helen Darbishire2020-02-14T16:17:24+01:00

20 de Septiembre de 2011 - Con los 46 países reunidos hoy en Nueva York para lanzar el Partenariado de Gobierno Abierto (OGP - Open Government Partnership), Access Info Europe advierte que las promesas que se harán deberán ser cuidadosamente vigiladas a fin de impedir que los países participantes utilicen el proceso para dar una falsa impresión de sus credenciales de transparencia. «La iniciativa tiene el potencial de promover estándares más altos de claridad, en particular en el ámbito de la publicación proactiva de la información pero hay que tener cuidado para asegurar que éste no se convierta en un

El Partenariado de Gobierno Abierto (OGP) debería marcar el fin de la «hipocresía de la transparencia».Helen Darbishire2020-02-14T16:17:24+01:00

new german transparency website

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:13:30+01:00

Germany: Civil society website makes it easier to ask for government information Madrid/Berlin, Friday 1 August 2011 – A coalition of German and international access to information organisations, which includes Access Info Europe, [1] today launched a portal for submitting information requests to the German government.

new german transparency websiteHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:13:30+01:00

Spanish Cabinet Approves & Publishes Draft Access to Information Law

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:13:31+01:00

29 July 2011: On the same day that it announced early elections, the Spanish government released to Access Info Europe a proposed access to information law, finally taking a step towards fulfilling an electoral promise first made in 2004. There is little chance of the law being adopted during this legislative period, but it raises the stakes for the campaign running up to the 20 November elections.

Spanish Cabinet Approves & Publishes Draft Access to Information LawHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:13:31+01:00

transparency in the EU

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:13:31+01:00

Transparency in the European Union Access Info is working towards a more transparent EU by promoting stronger rules for access to documents and ensuring that existing rules are properly applied. We provide training on how to request information from the EU, campaign for greater transparency and, when necessary, litigate to get access to information. We also manage www.AsktheEU.org, an online platform for making access to documents requests to the European Union. Access Info Europe's EU Transparency Priorities EU Transparency Priorities / About Regulation 1049/2001 Access Info Europe's Guide on Access to EU Documents Download the Guide Access Info Europe's Helpdesk

transparency in the EUHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:13:31+01:00

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