El gobierno elimina los cobros exigidos para acceder a la información pública

Guatemala Impacto | Positivo Rating Civicus | Obstruido El 20 de abril, el Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP) emitió un nuevo acuerdo a través del cual se derogó el cobro de una tarifa para la obtención de información pública referida a estadísticas y datos incluidos en sus registros. Esto surge como respuesta a la […]

El gobierno presentará un proyecto de ley para regular las redes sociales

Venezuela Impacto | Negativo Probabilidad | Alta Rating Civicus | Reprimido El ministro de Comunicación, Freddy Ñañez, anunció que el gobierno presentará a la Asamblea Nacional un proyecto de ley para regular las redes sociales. Las declaraciones se produjeron pocos días después de que Facebook suspendiera temporalmente la cuenta de Nicolás Maduro por recomendar el […]

Colombia launches a new National Accountability System with citizen participation

Colombia Impact | Positive Civicus Rating | Repressed On March 2, President Iván Duque signed a decree creating the National Accountability System (SNRC, in Spanish), which will seek to facilitate citizen participation in the monitoring and evaluation of the management commitments of the different State entities at the national, departmental, district and municipal levels.  The […]

Congress recognizes internet access as a fundamental right

Peru Impact | Positive Probability | High Civicus Rating | Obstructed At the beginning of March, the Peruvian Congress approved in first instance a constitutional reform that recognizes the right of access to the Internet as ‘fundamental’. The new text establishes free Internet access in entities, institutions and public spaces, and emphasizes its importance for […]

Bill requires public officials to submit sworn declarations of interest but not to publish them

Panama Impact | Negative Probability | Medium Civicus Rating | Narrowed 6 months after its presentation, the Government, Justice and Constitutional Affairs Committee of the National Assembly activated and approved a bill authored by Deputy Gabriel Silva (independent) that seeks to minimize the possibility of conflicts of interests among public officials especially in high ranking […]