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Lithuania: Constitution - 1992
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION:
The Constitution of Lithuania guarantees the freedom to express convictions, to receive and impart information, and the right to receive, according to the procedure established by law, any information concerning him that is held by State institutions (Art. 25). In addition, the Law on Provision of Information to the Public - 1996 (amended 2000) establishes the procedure of obtaining, processing, and disseminating public information and the rights, obligation and liability o ...
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Kyrgyzstan: Constitution - 2010
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION:
The Constitution of Kyrgyzstan provides for the right to freely seek, receive, keep and use and disseminate information, to obtain information on the activity of state authorities, local self governance bodies and their officials, entities with the participation of state authorities and local self governance bodies, as well as organizations financed from the republican and local budgets (Art. 33).
CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT:
The Constitution of Kyrgyzstan guarantees the right to ...
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Indonesia: Constitution - 1945
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION
The Constitution provides for the right to access information (Art. 28.f).
CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
According to the Constitution The People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat or MPR) consists of the members of the People's Representative Council and the members of the Council of Representatives of the Regions who have been elected through general elections, and shall be regulated further by law. The MPR shall convene in a session at least once in every five ...
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India: Constitution - 1950
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION
The Constitution does not seem to provide for right to access information. However, the country has a Right to Information Act (2005).
CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
According to the Constitution no person is to be ineligible for inclusion in, or to claim to be included in a special, electoral roll on grounds of religion, race, caste or sex.— There shall be one general electoral roll for every territorial constituency for election to either House of Parliament or to the House or eithe ...
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Viet Nam: Constitution - 1992
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION
The Constitution provides for the right to access information (Art. 69).
CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
According to the Constitution the Representatives to People's Councils, as representatives of the local population, are to maintain close contacts with voters and accept their supervision, hold periodic meetings with voters and report to them on their activities and those of the People's Councils, answer requests and petitions made by voters and examine the complaints and denunciati ...
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Cameroon: Constitution - 1972
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION: The Constitution does not provide for the right to access information. CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT The six keyword search (consult, claim, complaint, petition, participation and engagement) yields a null output. OTHER FACTORS OF CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT The preamble of the Constitution of Cameroon provides for the basic freedoms, including the media, private property as well as association. Citizens have a right to vote and choose their representatives (Art 2). Political parties are ment ...
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Malta: Constitution - 1964
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION:
The Constitution of Malta states that "Except with his own consent or by way of parental discipline, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions without interference, freedom to receive ideas and information without interference, freedom to communicate ideas and information without interference (whether the communication be to the public generally or to any person or class of persons) and freedom from interfe ...
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Netherlands: Constitution - 1815
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION:
The Constitution of the Netherlands provides for the right of public access to information (Art. 110) in accordance with rules to be prescribed by Act of Parliament. The Government Information (Public Access) Act from 1991 regulates the field.
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The Constitution of the Netherlands ensures the right for everyone to submit petitions in writing to the competent authorities (Art. 5).
OTHER FACTORS OF CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT:
The Constitution includes articles g ...
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Estonia: Constitution - 1992
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION:
The Constitution of Estonia guarantees the right to freely obtain information disseminated for public use. All state agencies, local governments, and their officials have a duty to provide information about their activities, pursuant to procedure provided by law, to an Estonian citizen at his or her request, except information the disclosure of which is prohibited by law, and information intended exclusively for internal use (Art. 44). In addition, the Public Information Ac ...
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Azerbaijan: Constitution - 1995
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION:
The Constitution of Azerbaijan refers to the freedom of information (Art. 50), however the main legal provisions on the right to information are stipulated by the Law on Information, Informatization and Protection of Information, 1998 and the Law On the Right to Obtain Information, 2004. The latter establishes the legal framework for ensuring free, unrestricted and equal information access as prescribed by Article 50 of the Constitution.
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The Constituti ...
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