Monthly Archives: October 2025

28 October 2025. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is currently reviewing its Sustainability Framework, which includes its Access to Information Policy (ATI Policy). The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD), in collaboration with several other civil society organisations, has prepared a joint submission on the ATI … Continue reading →

21 October 2025. Between late August and mid-September, the parliament of the Maldives, or People’s Majlis, rushed into law the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Act. The whole process involved minimal public consultation and attracted widespread criticism from both local stakeholders and international human rights organisations. In response to a request from local stakeholders, the … Continue reading →

9 October 2025. The Canadian province of Nova Scotia rushed through a new Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP Act) in just one week, without providing any opportunity for the public to comment on this key democratic legislation. The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) decries this behaviour and notes that giving … Continue reading →