Right to Know Day 2006
In 2006 the 4rd annual International Right to Know Day was celebrated in 34 countries around the world:
Africa
Sierra Leone Kenya Nigeria Uganda Namibia
Americas
Canada USA Panama Mexico Jamaica Venezuela Colombia Peru Chile Argentina
Asia
Pakistan India Bangladesh Malaysia
Europe
Spain Morocco Montenegro Serbia United Kingdom Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina Moldova Macedonia Croatia Bulgaria Turkey Ukraine Georgia Armenia
International Organizations
Global Transparency Initiative Open Society Justice Initiative Unece Aarhus Clearinghouse For Environmental Democracy Privacy International Access Info Europe Transparency International
Right to Know Day around the world - Malaysia |
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Organizer: Center for Independent Journalism Description: In Malaysia we will be officially launching our national campaign including a mascot (a firefly) and leaflets. We'll be doing leafletting at the KL Twin Towers, and in the evening having a forum. So far, we've had a good amount of media coverage, including a live debate on one of the state-owned TV stations last night. One of the Opposition parties has also made a public commitment to enacting a FOI law in the state that they control. Generally, RTI is not recognised in Malaysia, but the Government while maintaining that there is not a need for a FOIA had been making more noise about openness and transparency. IN the general area of communication rights (if not human rights more broadly!) we think this is the reform we are most likely to see in the next five years. It's an uphill struggle, but FOIAnet is proving a very useful resource - particularly as we start drafting the Bill for the state assembly.
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