A 2015 review of the status of FoI legislation and practice in African countries.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal references,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
«Information Law» is a free-to-access blog published by Kingsley Napley LLP, a leading UK law firm. It has a UK focus. Some of the articles are relevant to the law and practice on UK freedom of information demands.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal references,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
A subscription journal which claims to be the UK’s only professional journal in the field of freedom of information law and practice.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal references,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
A UK-based blog and website which provides commentary and guidance on developments in freedom of information laws, procedures and practice
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal references,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
A slightly out-of-date database listing international cases which address important legal issues on rights to information
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law that confers rights to access information from the U.S. federal government. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens «in the know» about their government. Since any person – whether or not a US citizen – can avail themselves of most FOIA information […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Right to information,
A guide which explains tactics for demanding information held by UK public authorities. This is primarily intended for use by journalists, but it contains some useful tips which are of more general application.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Right to information,
Africa Freedom of Information Centre is a pan-African non-governmental organisation and resource centre that promotes the right of access to information through comparative research, coordinating regional advocacy, facilitating information-sharing and capacity building.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
The Access Initiative is a civil society network dedicated to ensuring that citizens have the right and ability to influence decisions about the natural resources that sustain their communities.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
Privacy International is a London-based organisation which advocates for privacy protections and surveillance safeguards in law and technology. It seeks to promote and defend privacy as the necessary counter-balance to modern power.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
