International Experiences: Institutionalizing Freedom of Information Implementation

Event: Making Access to Information a Meaningful Right: The Freedom of Information Program One Year On

International Experiences: Institutionalizing Freedom of Information Implementation

05 December 2017

Author / Speaker:

Toby Mendel, Centre for Law and Democracy - Email the author | Other materials by the author

The number of countries adopting the Right to Information (RTI) or Freedom of Information has grown from just 14 countries in 1990 to 116 at present and it is still increasing. This upward trend started from 1997 and holds true for all regions. RTI is now recognized as a basic human right but has been recognized as such only in the last 10 years.

This presentation tackles ways how realize RTI.

Geographical Focus:

Global

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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