Right to Information

This blog will be about Access to Information/Freedom of Information/Right to Information laws that are in place, in 82 countries and counting, and will be a sounding board for ideas and issues that arise in the campaign for transparency and accountability.
While Sweden is credited with the adoption of the first freedom of information law in 1776, there were only 13 countries at the end of 1990 (end of the Cold War), with a spurt in the number of countries adopting such legislations in late 1990s and early 2000s. A glance at the world wide trend paints a greener picture regarding the adoption of FOI laws.
On the other hand a comparative perspective captured below, presents the distance that has to be traveled for the adoption of strong FOI laws.