About Access Info Europe
Access Info Europe is a human rights organisation dedicated to promoting and protecting the right of access to information. Established in Madrid in 2006, Access Info runs a range of projects and activities at the national and the EU level designed to leverage the right to information to increase participation and accountability, to defend human rights, and to advance democracy.
Activities include:
- Legal research and monitoring,
- Support and training for civil society and journalists
- Law reform campaigns, and
- Strategic litigation.
Access Info also runs the AsktheEU.org platform, which encourages the public to request information about how the EU works, and the RTI Rating, which measures the strength of access to information laws and is widely used as an advocacy tool. Access Info Europe is also actively engaged in the Open Government Partnership.
Our Mission
Access Info’s mission is to promote and protect the right of access to information in Europe as a tool for:
- Defending human rights,
- Promoting public participation in decision making, and
- Holding governments and other public and private bodies accountable.
Our Vision
Access Info’s vision is that the right to information is recognised as a fundamental human right by all relevant national and international bodies. We envision a society where this right exists not only on paper, in international standards, constitutions, and laws, but also that the right can be exercised and defended in practice.
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