LIBERA INFORMAZIONE | 16/11/2022 Italian - I partner della coalizione CASE, con il sostegno del gruppo italiano e del Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), esprimono la propria solidarietà a Roberto Saviano riguardo al procedimento penale per diffamazione aggravata avviato nei suoi confronti dall’attuale Presidente del Consiglio Giorgia Meloni. Read more...
Madrid, 10 November 2022 – UNESCO and the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) recently launched a massive open online course (MOOC) about the right of access to information with the aim to offer people worldwide the opportunity to learn about this fundamental right. The course is free for everyone, it takes just six hours to complete, and provides official certification from UNESCO upon completion. This course is an excellent opportunity for public officials, journalists, civil society, students, and all those who have an appetite to increase or reinforce their knowledge on the right of access to information (ATI). Thaís
Lovin Malta | 04/11/2022 English - The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation and 11 other “access to information” organisations from across Europe have submitted a brief to the European Court of Human Rights in a case against France demonstrating that information about expenses by members of parliament (MPs) falls under the scope of access to information laws and should be disclosed. Read more...
Photo: The French Assememblée Nationale in Paris, and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Strasbourg, 3 November 2022 - Access Info, ARTICLE 19, and ten access to information organisations from across Europe have submitted a brief to the European Court of Human Rights in a case against France demonstrating that information about expenses by members of parliament (MPs) falls under the scope of access to information laws and should be disclosed. Gathering comparative law and practice from across Europe, the third-party intervention – also known as an “amicus curiae” or friend of the court brief – was
Valletta, 16 October 2022 – Access Info is one of 36 freedom of expression and information groups which have denounced the Maltese government's lack of ambition and transparency in press freedom reforms and renewed calls for full justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia. The full statement reads as follows: Five years ago today, investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia was brutally assassinated in a car bomb attack in Malta. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and colleagues. Together with them, we continue to fight for full justice. Today is a day to remember and celebrate her fearless journalism, the far-reaching impact of
El Siglo De Europa | 07/10/2022 Spanish - Sorprende, si es que hay algo que todavía pueda sorprendernos, que a estas alturas de nuestra democracia no se haya intentado hasta ahora mismo promulgar una ley, verdaderamente democrática, sobre los secretos oficiales. Digo “democrática” porque todavía nos regimos por la de 1968, en pleno franquismo, modificada parcialmente, muy parcialmente, en 1978. Read more...
blog.DavidLibeau.fr | 02/10/2022 French - Découvrez dans ce documentaire audio les demandes de documents administratifs, le rôle de la CADA et les limites de cet outil à la fois utilisé par les citoyens pour demander plus de transparence de l’administration et par les journalistes dans leurs enquêtes. Read more...
Oštro | 30/09/2022 Croatian - U povodu Međunarodnog dana općeg prava na pristup informacijama nevladina organizacija Access Info Europe pozvala je tijela Europske unije da u potpunosti poštuju pravo na pristup informacijama. Read more...
28 September 2022 - As we celebrate the International Day for Universal Access to Information, Access Info calls on European Union bodies to fully respect the right to EU documents and ensure that it can be enjoyed by all in practice. Releasing the key findings of a survey of the websites of 54 EU bodies, Access Info has identified a string of practical obstacles that stand between European citizens and their right to know, including: Languages – a right for English speakers only: While nearly three-quarters of EU websites explain the right of access to documents (70%), the majority
Público | 16/09/2022 Spanish - Unas 25 organizaciones pertenecientes a la sociedad civil han remitido al Gobierno de España, así como al resto de grupos parlamentarios, un Decálogo de Recomendaciones [ver PDF] a fin de "reforzar" el proyecto de ley de protección al denunciante aprobado el pasado martes en segunda vuelta. Read more...