Directory of Freedom of Information Resources

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This category concerns legislation around the world that gives citizens the right to access certain types of information produced by government bodies in the course of their duties. The laws many be known as Freedom of Information, Right to Information, or Open Records. Sites listed here include those directly about the legislation, campaigns for broadening existing legislation, or implementing new legislation, and studies of the effects of such laws on governments, the press, and the population.

Subcategories

• United Kingdom
• United States

Resources in This Category

• Freedom of Information Advocates Network (FOIAnet)

  http://www.foiadvocates.net/
  An international information-sharing network of organizations and individuals working to promote the right of access to information. Includes list of members, details of "Right to Know Day", news, events, and resources.

• Freedom of Information: A Comparative Legal Survey

  http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001584/158450e.pdf
  Study by Toby Mendel of UNESCO. Covers international standards and trends, features of an FOI regime, chapters on individual countries, and a comparative analysis.

• freedominfo.org

  http://www.freedominfo.org/
  A one-stop portal that describes best practices, consolidates lessons learned, explains campaign strategies and tactics, and links the efforts of freedom-of-information advocates around the world.

• India - Right to Information Act

  http://rti.gov.in/
  Information about the act, guides for organisations and information seekers, and the text of a review of the act carries out by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

• Ireland - Office of the Information Commissioner

  http://www.oic.gov.ie/
  Site of the official charged with overseeing compliance with the FOI act in Ireland. Includes details of the regulations, a list of public bodies, details of how to make an information request or a review by the commissioner, and decisions and court judgements related to the act.

• Panopticon

  http://www.panopticonblog.com/
  A blog about information law, maintained by 11KBW’s Information Law Practice Group.

• The Access Initiative

  http://www.accessinitiative.org/
  A global network that promotes access to information, participation, and justice in environmental decision-making. Includes background information, a blog, resources, and an events calendar.

• Wikipedia: Freedom of Information Legislation

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_information_legislation
  Encyclopedia article about FOI laws around the world.

• Wobbing

  http://www.wobbing.eu/
  News and resource site that takes its name from a Dutch journalistic slang term meaning to obtain documents through Freedom of Information legislation.

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