[governance] President Carter Disseminates Atlanta Declaration to Advance Right to Information Worldwide

[William Drake]

More news from the big bully.  Might be relevant to the rights workshop and
DC, APC/COE/UNECE initiative on transparency and public participation, etc.

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Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:21:32 -0400
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Subject: President Carter Disseminates Atlanta Declaration to Advance Right
to Information Worldwide

freedominfo.org Update, August 5, 2008

President Carter Disseminates Atlanta Declaration to Advance Right to
Information Worldwide

http://www.freedominfo.org

For more information contact:
Laura Neuman, Access to Information Project Manager, The Carter Center
(404) 420-5146 or lneuman at emory.edu

Washington, DC, August 5, 2008 - Last month, former U.S. President Jimmy
Carter forwarded the Atlanta Declaration and Plan of Action for the
Advancement of the Right to Information to all heads of state and leaders of
the major international organizations and financial institutions. President
Carter urged these leaders to ensure the right of access to information and
its implementation and enforcement.

The Atlanta Declaration and Plan of Action was the product of the Carter
Center's International Conference on the Right to Public Information, held
February 27-29, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. Freedominfo.org advocates joined
the more than 125 participants, representing governments, civil society,
international organizations and financial institutions, private sector,
donors and scholars from 40 countries who met to discuss the successes and
future challenges to the establishment of a right of access to information.

The Atlanta Declaration and Plan of Action, serving as a framework for
advancing this human right, finds that access to information is fundamental
to dignity, equity and peace with justice, and that a lack of access to
information disproportionately affects the poor, women and other vulnerable
and marginalized societies. The Declaration calls on all states and
intergovernmental organizations to enact legislation and instruments for the
exercise, full implementation and effective enforcement of this right. It
further encourages all stakeholders to take concrete steps to establish,
develop, protect and promote the right of access to information. The
Declaration is available in Spanish, French, and Chinese.

For additional information related to the conference and materials, please
visit the Carter Center's Access to Information project website at
http://www.cartercenter.org/peace/americas/information.html or contact Laura
Neuman, Access to Information Project Manager, The Carter Center, at (404)
420-5146 or lneuman at emory.edu.
 

 


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