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28.06.2006 Who Will Protect the Officials?
How to utilize the RA Law on Freedom of Information workshop was organized in Vanadzor, Lori region, on June 8, 2006 by Freedom of Information Center and RTI for 31 officials representing the regional and municipal government of Lori Region, heads of village administrations and village elders. “Information is valuable and we cannot provide it free of charge”, was the answer to the representative of Vanadzor Municipality information request, when he tried to obtain statistical information...
06.06.2006 4th International Conference of Freedom of Information Commissioners
By Shushan Doydoyan, President of the FOICA On May 22-24 representatives of 40 countries gathered in Manchester city of Great Britain to take part in the 4th International Conference of Freedom of Information Commissioners (ICIC) which is aimed at summarizing achievements and gaps in the sphere of Freedom of Information. In his speech, the host of the conference – U.K. Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas brought forward the idea that in practice, the right for access to...
24.05.2006 Manchester Declaration on Access to Information Adopted
On May 24, 2006 Civil Society 28 Organisations meeting in Manchester on the occasion of the 4th International Conference of Information Commissioners adopted Manchester Declaration on Access to Information. Manchester Declaration on Access to Information Civil Society Organisations meeting in Manchester on the occasion of the 4 th International Conference of Information Commissioners, hereby: recall the Cancún Declaration that affirms that access to...
23.05.2006 The Lie of the Transport and Communication Ministry
Gevorg Hayrapetyan On January 13, 2006 the Freedom of Information Center sent an information request to the RA Minister of Transport and Communicatrion Andranik Manukyan requesting to provide the minutes of negotiations between Armentel and the Ministry. In the letter dating January 25, 2006 the minister’s deputy V. Arakelyan wrote: “The RA Ministry of Transport and Communication has passed all the necessary documents concerning electronic communication to the RA Public...
08.05.2006 We have sent applications, but information requests never...
On May 8, in Lichk village of Gegharkunik region the Freedom of Information Center expert familiarized a group of young people with the right to be informed. The participants of the workshop heard for the first time that they had the right to take part in village council meetings. “How do we know the dates of village council meetings?” they asked. It turned out that in this village also the dates and agendas of village council meetings are not announced 7 days before, as it is stated by...
01.05.2006 Don’t Cheat the Post
After getting in the black list of the Freedom of Information Center and the intervention of the RA President’s advisor Mr. Bagrat Yesayan the head of Aygavan village council changed the date and replied to the information request, which was sent 5 months ago. On December 2, 2005 the Freedom of Information Center sent an information inquiry to the head of Aygavan village council D. Avetisyan, requesting to provide copies of land allocation decisions made during 2005. D. Avetisyan did...
