Monthly Archives: December 2012
OGP: Guidelines for Assessing OGP Action Plans
The Centre for Law and Democracy is today releasing a Report – Making the OGP Effective: Guidelines for Assessing OGP Action Plans – which presents nine guidelines for assessing Open Government Partnership (OGP) Participating States’ action plans. The development and implementation of action plans is central to the whole OGP project: they contain the concrete … Continue reading
Egypt: Draft Constitution Leaves Wide Scope to Limit Rights
The Centre for Law and Democracy is today releasing its analysis of the provisions in the draft Egyptian Constitution that protect freedom of expression, information and the media, as the days tick down to the constitutional referendum scheduled for 15 December. Although the draft contains reasonably solid positive protections for freedom of expression, it leaves … Continue reading
Centre for Law and Democracy Participates in Speak Justice Campaign
Centre for Law and Democracy is pleased to announce its participation in the Speak Justice: Voices Against Impunity Campaign. The Speak Justice Campaign is a global initiative to counter the prevailing climate of impunity for those who attach journalists. More than 660 journalists have been murdered since 1992. Reporting on corruption, crime, conflict and politics … Continue reading