Legal Topic:
Public interest litigation (general)
Geographic relevance:
Chile
South America
Language:
English
Data type:
Legal citations
About this resource:
After hearing a claim brought by a Chilean environmental organisation, the Inter-American Court on Human Rights ruled the right to access information was itself a human right which the State was obligated to provide access to information in all but exceptional cases. This paved the way for greater transparency across the Americas.
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