{"id":361,"date":"2012-10-04T18:07:15","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T13:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/?p=361"},"modified":"2012-10-04T18:07:15","modified_gmt":"2012-10-04T13:07:15","slug":"universal-periodic-review-of-pakistan-by-article-19-on-freedom-of-expression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/universal-periodic-review-of-pakistan-by-article-19-on-freedom-of-expression\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan by Article 19 \u2013 On Freedom of Expression"},"content":{"rendered":"

Freedom of information<\/p>\n

Pakistan made an important advance with the 2010 amendments to the Constitution (Article 19A) to include a specific right of citizens to access to information. This places Pakistan in a group of nearly 100 countries that have done so and is an important first step forward in ensuring a right to information in the country. <\/p>\n

However, the actual legal framework for ensuring the right remains weak. The Freedom of Information Ordinance, No. XCVI of 2002, the only national legislation providing for a right of access to information held by government bodies, is highly inadequate. It provides a limited right of access and redress and has been poorly implemented. <\/p>\n

Furthermore, the Official Secrets Act, based on the original 1911 act, which places strong restrictions on the disclosure of information deemed by the state to be sensitive remains in place.<\/p>\n

Click below to read complete report <\/p>\n

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Freedom of information Pakistan made an important advance with the 2010 amendments to the Constitution (Article 19A) to include a specific right of citizens to access to information. This places Pakistan in a group of nearly 100 countries that have done so and is an important first step forward in ensuring a right to information … <\/p>\n