News & Reports
Vietnam: New Regulations Improve the Law on Access to Information
A review of the legal framework for the right to information in Vietnam, based on the adoption in January 2018 of new regulations, has increased Vietnam’s score from 69 to 76 points out of a possible total of 150 points on the RTI Rating, which puts it in 78th place...
Bermuda: Time to Update the Access to Information Act
An Analysis of the Bermudian Public Access to Information (PATI) Act by the Centre for Law and Democracy shows that it scores 97 out of a possible total of 150 points on the RTI Rating, which would put it in 45th place out of the 123 countries around the world whose...
Launch of the Right to Information Implementation Methodology
The Methodology for Assessing Right to Information Implementation in Pakistan was launched at a workshop in Islamabad. The methodology is a sophisticated tool for assessing the quality of implementation of right to information (RTI) laws. The Centre for Law and...
Afghanistan Jumps to Top Position on RTI Rating
Afghanistan has replaced Mexico at the very top of the RTI Rating, with an impressive score of 139 points out of a possible 150, or 93%. Mexico is now in second place, with 136 points, followed by Serbia with 135 and Sri Lanka with 131. Countries from the Global South...
Ghana: Analysis of Right to Information Bill
The Centre for Law and Democracy has released an Analysis of Ghana’s 2018 Right to Information Bill, which is now before parliament. The Analysis welcomes the fact that Ghana is finally moving forward to adopt this key piece of democratic legislation. At the same...
Myanmar: Analysis of Draft Right to Information Law
A new Analysis by the Centre for Law and Democracy of Myanmar's latest proposed Right to Information Law reveals a relatively robust draft but with some shortcomings. The draft law was released in late December 2017 but has not yet been placed before Parliament. When...
