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Canada: Time for a Serious Review of the Access to Information Act

Canada: Time for a Serious Review of the Access to Information Act
9 June 2025. Over the last 20 plus years, different official actors in Canada have conducted repeated reviews of the federal Access to Information Act (ATIA), despite which reform of the Act remains a pressing need. Today, the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD), with the support of 18 organisations

Puerto Rico: Amendments to Access to Information Unfortunate

Puerto Rico: Amendments to Access to Information Unfortunate
20 May 2025. The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) today released its analysis of proposed amendments to Puerto Rico’s Access to Information Act, in the form of Senate Bill 63. Rather than improving the legal environment for access to information in Puerto Rico, the amendments would reduce the score

Release of Report on Assessment of RTI Implementation in the Maldives

Release of Report on Assessment of RTI Implementation in the Maldives
5 May 2025. The Maldives’ Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and Transparency Maldives (TM) recently published their Comprehensive Assessment on the Implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act in the Maldives. This assessment was conducted in collaboration with the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) using its comprehensive methodology for

What We Do


The Centre for Law and Democracy believes in a world in which robust respect for all human rights underpins strong participatory democracy at all levels of governance – local, national, regional and international – leading to social justice and equality.

We work to promote, protect and develop those human rights which serve as the foundation for or underpin democracy, including the rights to freedom of expression, to vote and participate in governance, to access information and to freedom of assembly and association.

CLD works collaboratively with NGOs around the world, on a consultancy or small project basis, to carry out projects aimed at boosting respect for key human rights. Please feel free to get in touch with us if you have a project which you feel might benefit from our specialised legal and policy expertise.