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10 lis 2020 · The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNESCO signed an agreement on 28 October 2020, supporting the Organization’s work to foster freedom of expression, public access to information and safety of journalists in Africa, for a period of 24 months.
5 kwi 2012 · As of 2021, 124 countries have laws and 8 countries have national decrees or regulations granting individuals a general right to access information held by public bodies, and imposing an obligation on public bodies to provide that information and proactively disclose key types of information.
With this in mind, the Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) conducted in 2021 a research project in some African countries assessing the state of implementation of national ATI legislation. The research found examples of restrictions to access to information and the use of emergency measures to impose broad restrictions on the speech of ...
26 lut 2024 · Access to information in Africa is governed by a legal framework that includes the enactment of specific legislation such as the Freedom of Information Act in Nigeria and the Promotion of Access to Information Act in South Africa.
TOKYO / GENEVA (19 April 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, on Tuesday called upon the Japanese Government to take urgent steps to protect the independence of the media and promote the public's right of access to information.
2 lis 2021 · However, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights adopted a Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa at its 32nd Session in October 2002. The Declaration clearly endorses the right to access information held by public bodies, stating:
In a number of countries, including India, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Israel, and France, the highest courts have found that there is a right of access to information present in the constitution, typically as an element of freedom of expression or freedom of the press.
