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		<title>International Mandates: Diversity Key in Digital Transition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 14:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the 14th annual Joint Declaration by the four specialised mandates tasked with promoting and protecting freedom of expression at the UN, OAS, OSCE and African Commission was launched in San José, Costa Rica. This latest Declaration, prepared with the assistance of the Centre for Law and Democracy and ARTICLE 19, highlights the importance of &#8230; <a href="http://www.law-democracy.org/live/international-mandates-diversity-key-in-digital-transition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>RTI Reforms Would Leave Denmark in 78th Place Globally</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new right to information (RTI) legislation being proposed by the Danish government, the Act on Openness in Administration, signally fails to address the very serious problems in the current regime. Alongside minor improvements in some areas, there is substantial regression in terms of the regime of exceptions. Indeed, the new proposals score just one &#8230; <a href="http://www.law-democracy.org/live/rti-reforms-would-leave-denmark-in-78th-place-globally/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Afghanistan: Comments on the draft Access Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centre for Law and Democracy has prepared a set of Comments on the draft Access to Information Law published by the Afghan government. There have been discussions in Afghanistan about a right to information law for some time. It is a positive step that the government has published official draft legislation with a view &#8230; <a href="http://www.law-democracy.org/live/afghanistan-comments-on-the-draft-access-law/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Canada: Serious Problems in Quebec’s Openness Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the steady stream of corruption and mismanagement allegations that have emanated from the province in recent months, it is hardly revelatory to suggest that Quebec has a problem with transparency. A Submission released today by Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) spells out in the detail the nature of these problems, and how Quebec’s &#8230; <a href="http://www.law-democracy.org/live/canada-serious-problems-in-quebecs-openness-law/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar: Analysis of Government Press Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) and International Media Support (IMS) today released Comments on the draft Printing and Publishing Enterprises Law (draft Law) released by the Ministry of Information of Myanmar in early March 2013. In August 2012, the Ministry tasked the Interim Press Council with preparing a draft Press Law, and the &#8230; <a href="http://www.law-democracy.org/live/myanmar-analysis-of-government-press-law/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>IMF: Transparency Policy Needs Complete Overhaul</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has launched a review its Transparency Policy, last revised in 2009. As part of the Review, the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) has produced a Submission assessing the current policy against the standards developed by the Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) (www.ifitransparency.org). Some international financial institutions (IFIs) – including the &#8230; <a href="http://www.law-democracy.org/live/imf-transparency-policy-needs-complete-overhaul/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cambodia: Mam Sonando Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LWRC) are pleased to note that Mam Sonando, a Cambodian broadcaster who had been detained for exercising his right to freedom of expression, has been released. He was released only after spending eight months in prison. At an &#8230; <a href="http://www.law-democracy.org/live/cambodia-mam-sonando-released/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Canada: Letter to Treasury Board Regarding CLD’s RTI-Rating of Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.law-democracy.org/live/canada-letter-to-treasury-board-regarding-clds-rti-rating-of-canada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In February 2013, the Centre for Law and Democracy was contacted by the Canadian Press regarding a Memorandum from the Treasury Board disputing CLD’s RTI-Rating of Canada. The Memo makes two key points in defence of Canada’s performance on RTI. The first is that the RTI Rating only measures the letter of the law and &#8230; <a href="http://www.law-democracy.org/live/canada-letter-to-treasury-board-regarding-clds-rti-rating-of-canada/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar: Workshops on Media Law Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The authorities in Myanmar are drafting three pieces of media legislation as part of the process of transition to democracy: a print law (currently being prepared by the Interim Press Council); a broadcasting law (currently being prepared by Myanmar Radio and Television, MRTV); and a public service media law (currently being prepared by the Ministry &#8230; <a href="http://www.law-democracy.org/live/myanmar-workshops-on-media-law-reform/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesia: Analysis of Draft Law on NGOs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Government of Indonesia is proposing to replace its authoritarian 1985 law on civil society organisations (CSOs) with a new Law Pertaining to Mass Organisations. While this is generally a welcome development, an analysis by the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) highlights a number of serious problems with the draft Law, which is currently &#8230; <a href="http://www.law-democracy.org/live/indonesia-analysis-of-draft-law-on-ngos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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