Changes of Freedom of Information Act: Much ado about nothing

epa03642358 A Chinese technician debugs a row of video surveillance cameras for pubilc safety which are assembled on a pole in the Qingdao city, eastern China's Shandong province, 27 March 2013. China's public safety budget reaches at 128.989 billion yuan (Euros 16.227 billion) in 2013, up some nine per cent compared to last year, according to the Ministry of Finance. EPA/WU HONG

Retrograde changes are threatening the fight against corruption and efforts for raising responsibility of public bodies. Adoption of the amendment on the Final proposition of changes to the Freedom of Information Act as suggested by the Parliament Board on internal politics and national security would cause irreparable harm to the spirit of the law and…

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The protection and exercise of voting rights of persons with disabilities

epa03644178 A businessman uses a tablet computer at a park in Tokyo, Japan, 29 March 2013. Japan's unemployment rate edged up by 0.1 percentage points to 4.3 per cent in February 2013, the government said 29 March 2013. The number of unemployed people dropped by 120,000 from a year earlier to 2.77 million, falling year-on-year for the 33rd consecutive month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said. EPA/KIYOSHI OTA

Commemorating The International Day of Persons with Disabilities, GONG would like to invite you to the presentation of The Guide through the electoral process for the persons with disabilities and the Analysis of voting right of voters with disabilities as well as voters who are not able to approach the polling place as a result…

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The Right of Access to Information: progress, yet doubts in the political will remain

Zagreb, 13.03.2013 - Tomislav Karmarko i potpredsjednik Hrvatskog sabora Tomislav Èuljak tijekom sjednice Hrvatskog sabora. foto FaH/ Denis CERIÆ /ds

Due to the fact that a new draft proposal of the Right of Access to information act is currently undergoing parliamentary procedure and is soon expected to be voted upon, GONG organized a public discussion in order to analyze the proposed draft and make further recommendations to the legislator. “High school education is falling to…

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Second seminar for judges, lawyers and journalists held in Rovinj

epa03642358 A Chinese technician debugs a row of video surveillance cameras for pubilc safety which are assembled on a pole in the Qingdao city, eastern China's Shandong province, 27 March 2013. China's public safety budget reaches at 128.989 billion yuan (Euros 16.227 billion) in 2013, up some nine per cent compared to last year, according to the Ministry of Finance. EPA/WU HONG

The second seminar of the EU funded project “Implementation of the Aarhus convention in the Adriatic region countries” was held from November 4-7, 2010 in hotel Park in Rovinj, Croatia. The organisers of the seminar are civil society organizations GONG and Green Istria, together with partner organizations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Italy and Belgium.…

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GONG representative on marking the 20th anniversary of adopting the Copenhagen Document

epa03644359 Peter Leonardy, initiator of the so-called 'Zeitgeist Forum' examines the large hands of a clock made around 1900 by the company Benedikt Schneider and sons in Karlsruhe, Germany, 29 March 2013.During the night of the 30 March 2013 the time is switched to summer time. Clocks will 'spring forward' by one hour EPA/ULI DECK

Suzana Jasic, member of GONG Council is in Copenhagen taking part in marking the 20th anniversary of adopting the Copenhagen Document. Suzana Jasic, member of GONG Council is participating at the OSCE Conference in Copenhagen, from June 10th till June 11th, 2010. The Conference celebrates 20 years of the OSCE Copenhagen Document, its status and…

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Happy Global Elections Day

Zagreb, 14.04.2013 - U Hrvatskoj su u sedam sati otvorena birališta na kojima æe biraèi glasovati za izbor 12 èlanova u Europski parlament (EP) koji æe Hrvatsku u tom tijelu predstavljati od ulaska Hrvatske u Europsku uniju, 1. srpnja do redovitih izbora za èlanove EP-a na razini cijele Unije iduæe godine. foto FaH / Damir SENÈAR /ds

The basic pillar of democracy is free and fair elections! The basic pillar of democracy is free and fair elections! In September 2005, the Global Election Officials Conference was held in Hungary. Through this conference, the election experts sent an important message about the vital need to strengthen the process of democratic development in the…

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