News & Reports
Prince Edward Island (Canada):
The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) has publicly launched its Submission on Prince Edward Island’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The Submission was provided in response to a call for public input into the review by the Legislative Assembly...
CSO Declaration Launched at the Berlin ICIC
This year, for the first time ever, civil society organisations (CSOs) held a parallel NGO Day event alongside the closed event for officials at the annual International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC), held in Berlin this year. Participants in the NGO...
Puerto Rico: Amendments to Access to Information Unfortunate
The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) today released its analysis of proposed amendments to Puerto Rico’s Access to Information Act, in the form of Senate Bill 63. Rather than improving the legal environment for access to information in Puerto Rico, the amendments...
Nova Scotia: Amendments Would Undermine Access to Information Act
The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) today released its analysis of the impact on access to information of the omnibus Bill No. 1, An Act Respecting Government Organization and Administration, tabled in parliament earlier this week by the Government of Nova Scotia,...
Kyrgyzstan: Note on the new Law on the Right of Access to Information
Kyrgyzstan adopted a new Law on the Right of Access to Information which entered into force in January and which replaced the earlier, 2007 right to information (RTI) law. The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) has updated its assessment on the RTI Rating, which...
Panama: Note on the Transparency and Access to Public Information Bill
A new right to information (RTI) Bill was presented to Panama’s National Assembly in August 2023 but was then withdrawn the following month due to civil society pressure. At the request of local civil society groups, the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) prepared an...
