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laws, and groups like Open Government Partnership hope that the recognition of the right to information will "provide an important platform for all stakeholders at national level to discuss the adoption and effective implementation of national right to information laws in line with continental and
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However, African civil society groups like MISA Zimbabwe have noted that states like Zimbabwe which do have Right to Information laws still have a long way to go to ensure they improve governance. In 2016, MISA Zimbabwe used Access to Information Day to criticise Zimbabwe's poor information
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since 2002 and was developed by international civil society advocates beginning in 2012. The UNESCO resolution creating the day was pushed by African civil society groups seeking greater information
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law in the form of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA), the law in question is a far cry from its purported import and impact."
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transparency provisions, noting that, "While Zimbabwe was one of the first African countries to adopt an
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International Day for the Universal Access to Information (2016) at UNESCO
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Currently only 17 African Union member states have adopted national
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General Conference. It was inaugurated in November 2015 and was
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International Day for Universal Access to Information
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Access to Information Day

UN
UN
28 September
UN General Assembly
28 September
UNESCO
first held
International Right to Know Day
transparency
right to information
access to information
Right to know
"UN proclaims International Day for Universal Access to Information"
"UNESCO Names Sept. 28 Access to Information Day"
"INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION: A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE OPEN GOVERNMENTS!"
the original
"MISA-Zimbabwe commemorates International Day for Universal Access to Information"
International Day for the Universal Access to Information (2016) at UNESCO
Copies of Guide Book
Categories
Freedom of information
Awareness days
September observances

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