News & Reports
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A new right to information (RTI) Bill was presented to Panama’s National Assembly in August 2023 but was then withdrawn the following month due to civil society pressure.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...
Zambia: Analysis of New Access to Information Act
On 15 December 2023, Zambia finally signed its Access to Information Act into law, following years of public debate about the importance of such legislation. The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) is today pleased to launch publicly its Analysis of the Access to...
Maldives: Note on the Right to Information Act
The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) is has launched its Note on the Right to Information (RTI) Act of the Maldives. Originally prepared to support a planned official review of the RTI Act, which may now be on hold, CLD has disseminated the Note in the hope of...
