Making Access Easier: Responsible Right to Information Simplification
We seem to be in a moment of regulatory simplification. Can the right to information (RTI) benefit from simplification too?
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This blog is part of a series on public service delivery for open government. The government of a middle-income country wanting to hold itself accountable? Possible. Wanting to base this accountability on hard numbers that tell us how 200 million…
¿Qué podemos hacer para prevenir la corrupción y dotar a la ciudadanía de herramientas para defenderse de los abusos de la autoridad? ¿Es posible generar espacios públicos limpios y funcionales? ¿Cómo garantizamos el acceso a la salud en contextos de…
Pakistan joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in December 2016. Government agencies both at the national and provincial levels are now working with civil society on developing the country’s first National Action Plan. Pakistan’s late entry to the partnership offers…
Cuando se menciona el término gobierno abierto, muchas veces se piensa en datos abiertos, transparencia y anticorrupción, pero no necesariamente en un sistema de justicia justo y responsable. Sin embargo, recientemente se está utilizando el movimiento del gobierno abierto para…
Originalmente publicado por la organización Defender el derecho humano a un juicio justo en FairTrials.org. Las Cartas de Derechos pueden tener un impacto positivo pues ayudan a las personas detenidas por la policía a saber cuáles son sus derechos, pero existen…
By the Global Legal Empowerment Network Team. “El gobierno abierto es una alianza, es la sociedad civil y el gobierno colaborando para beneficiar a los ciudadanos y a las comunidades.” Nomnboniso Nangu Maqubela En abril, la comunidad de gobierno abierto…
En diciembre de 2016 durante la cuarta Cumbre Global de OGP que se llevó a cabo en París, más de 20 gobiernos, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y organizaciones multilaterales firmaron el compromiso 13 de la Declaración de París a…
Originally posted by the organization Defending the Human Right to a Fair Trial on FairTrials.org. Letters of Rights can have a really positive impact on the understanding of rights by people arrested or detained by the police, but are they adequate and being used…
By the Global Legal Empowerment Network Team “Open government is really about this partnership, about civil society organizations and government working together to collaborate for the benefit of citizens and communities on the ground.” Nomboniso Nangu Maqubela …
When people think of open government, they frequently think of open data, transparency, and anti-corruption - not necessarily a fair and responsible justice system. However, open government approaches are increasingly being used around the world to improve access to justice…
Last December, during the 4th Open Government Summit in Paris, more than 20 contributors from governments, civil society organizations and multilateral organizations endorsed commitment 13 of the Paris Declaration, prioritizing improved access to justice through a focus on measurement and…
As citizens, we rely on public services being accessible and reliable - to give us an education, keep us healthy, make our communities safe places to be, and ensure our basic needs are met. Public services are critical to an…
We seem to be in a moment of regulatory simplification. Can the right to information (RTI) benefit from simplification too?
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