Latin America

In Costa Rica, technology-facilitated gender-based violence, violence against women in politics and gendered gaps in public policies and automated decision-making systems are urgent challenges to democracy. This blog from ACCESA explores how to address these issues.

En Costa Rica, la violencia de género facilitada por la tecnologías digitales, la violencia contra las mujeres en la política y las brechas de género en las políticas públicas y en los sistemas de toma de decisiones automatizadas son desafíos urgentes para la democracia. Este blog de ACCESA explora cómo abordar estas cuestiones.

This report captures the experience of public officials across different sectors on how they use beneficial ownership data in ways that go beyond anti-money laundering efforts.

A free and active civil society is key to ensuring that institutions are open, accountable, and responsive. While the Americas face growing challenges, the Dominican Republic is defying regional trends of democratic backsliding by taking bold steps to institutionalize civic participation with the launch of their National Civic Space Strategy.

Building on its deep-rooted tradition of engaging the public, the government of Brazil has launched Brasil Participativo, a platform that combines traditional forms of citizen engagement into federal policy-making.

Under the Open Gov Challenge, Ghana has committed to protecting media freedom, a goal that reformer Winnifred Mahama, Acting Director of the Information Services Department, is making a reality. We discussed how this pledge is being turned into action.