NGOs, Information Commission/ers and other Resources

Useful websites and publications

On this page, we include links to useful websites, including websites of international and regional nongovernmental and governmental organizations, and other resources; and country-specific nongovernmental organizations, information commission/ers, and other resources. We aim to provide short descriptions of each website to assist the user in finding the most useful sites for her/his purposes.

This page is in the process of construction; we invite readers to send additional links, with short descriptions, and edits to existing descriptions.

We currently include on this page, and aim to expand our collection of, links to the following:

non-governmental organizations;
information commission/ers and other bodies tasked with implementing access to information;
academic and other centers working on RTI;
blogs.

We plan to include additional sections with links to the following types of websites:

intergovernmental organizations, to include, inter alia, links to websites of special experts on freedom of expresssion and information, courts and tribunals that issue relevant judgments, relevant treaties, other instruments and reports, and access to information policies;
NGO statements and declarations;
publications about FOI in specific countries;
comparative surveys;
guidebooks and handbooks on implementation that are not country specific;
training materials for information officers;
other publications, arranged by topic.

Please send us links to any materials that you would like us to post, or pdf versions if a document is not posted anywhere.

International

Article 19, Global Campaign for Freedom of Expression promotes the right to freedom of expression and freedom of information. www.article19.org
Bank Information Center works to influence the World Bank and other international financial institutions to promote social and economic justice and ecological sustainability. www.bicusa.org/en
Carter Center is a US-based organization seeking to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health. The Access to Public Information Project assists access to information initiatives throughout the world with particular emphasis on the Americas region and in the core countries of Jamaica, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Mali. http://www.cartercenter.org/peace/americas/information.html
Carter Center also hosts an International Access to Information and Transparency Events Calendar that posts information on a wide range of conferences and workshops being held around the world, and serves as a central point to share your activities and learn of other organizations' events. http://www.cartercenter.org/peace/americas/access_to_information/ calendar.html
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative is an international non-governmental organisation, working to ensure the practical realisation of human rights in the countries of the Commonwealth. It educates the public about the value of right to information and advocates at policy level for guaranteed access to information. The website is designed to provide legislators, advocates and the public with resources on international and Commonwealth principles and standards on the right to information. The site includes a comprehensive collection of national right to information resources for all 53 countries of the Commonwealth, including legislation, papers and links to other useful websites. www.humanrightsinitiative.org/
Freedominfo.org is an online network of freedom of information advocates. The board includes some of the most prominent names in the field of wobbing and research in US, Europe and Asia. www.freedominfo.org
Freedom of Information Advocates Network is a global network of campaigners in favour of more transparency and the right to freedom of information. www.foiadvocates.net
Global Transparency Initiative is a network of civil society organisations that promote openness in the International Financial Institutions, such as the World Bank, the IMF, the European Investment Bank and Regional Development Banks. http://www.ifitransparency.org/activities.shtml?x=46301&als[select]=46301
Global Witness exposes the corrupt exploitation of natural resources and international trade systems, to drive campaigns that end impunity, resource-linked conflict, and human rights and environmental abuses. http://www.globalwitness.org/index.php
Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen from around the world have been holding conferences every 12 to 18 months, most sessions of which have been open to the public. This website, set up by New Zealand’s Office of the Ombudsmen, includes the program and papers from the 5th International Conference held in New Zealand in November 2007. http://www.icic2007.org.nz/index.html
International Budget Partenrship was formed to nurture the growth of civil society capacity to analyze and influence government budget processes, institutions and outcomes. The website includes several useful resources and publications for monitoring government expenditure. www.internationalbudget.org/
Office of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights works to raise awareness of the importance of the full observance of freedom of expression and information in the Americas. Website includes a report on access to information. http://www.cidh.oas.org/relatoria/showarticle.asp?artID=229&lID=1
Privacy International is a London-based human rights group formed in 1990 as a watchdog on surveillance and privacy invasions by governments and corporations. World Survey of FOI Laws. www.privacyinternational.org/foisurvey
Public Interest Law Institute (PILI) advances human rights around the world by stimulating public interest advocacy and developing the institutions necessary to sustain it. http://www.pili.org
Revenue Watch promotes the responsible management of oil, gas and mineral resources for the public good. Revenue Watch promotes transparent, accountable and effective management of natural resource wealth to help countries avoid the "resource curse". http://www.revenuewatch.org/
Transparency International is a global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. TI’s network includes more than 90 locally established bodies. www.transparency.org/
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) provides an overview of access to environmental information worldwide. Information is held in a database and can be searched by region as well as by organisation. http://aarhusclearinghouse.unece.org/resources.cfm?c=1000005
World Bank Institute is the capacity development arm of the World Bank helping countries share and apply global and local knowledge to meet development challenges. www.worldbank.org/wbi/

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