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Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Business and human rights,
A lengthy but useful guide to FoI requests using U.S. legislation. Remember, you don’t have to be a U.S. citizen to use most of these rights to demand material from U.S. public authorities.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Right to information,
A helpful and practical guide from the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office that gives tips and advice on how to access information from a public body. Though it is UK-focused, the principles are applicable more generally.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Right to information,
The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law that confers rights to access information from the U.S. federal government. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens “in the know” about their government. Since any person – whether or not a US citizen – can avail themselves of most FOIA information […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Right to information,
A guide which explains tactics for demanding information held by UK public authorities. This is primarily intended for use by journalists, but it contains some useful tips which are of more general application.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Right to information,
A helpful guide to the main considerations to be borne in mind when requesting information from public authorities
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Right to information,
LegalLeaks Guide for journalists on how to access government information This toolkit is designed for journalists working in any media – newspapers, radio, and television – as well as bloggers and other information professionals who need to get access to information held by public bodies.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Right to information,
This short guide is designed to assist in preparing for taking and taking witness statements. It gives examples of good and less good statements
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Public interest litigation (general),
Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) is an alliance of civil society organisations, professional bodies, multilateral and bilateral organisations (including some funders) and international training and research institutions. They work together with the aim of increasing access to land and tenure security. GLTN’s focus is to aid the poor and women internationally. GLTN promote fair land […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits), Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Land rights,
STOPVAW provides the latest updates and highlights on violence against women around the world. On the website you will be able to learn about recent laws, United Nations resolutions, and global efforts to end violence against women. Useful sections found on the homepage: Country Pages: provides detailed information on violence against women in specific countries […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits), Templates and examples, Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Discrimination,
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