Access to Information in Central America: Review

COVID-19 Reports on Latin America and the Caribbean: No. 70 Participants on this panel, which took place on Sept. 23, 2021, described the means and degrees to which the governments of Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua have institutionalized and protected citizens’ access to public information, including in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments have taken

Acceso a la Información sobre las Elecciones (Chile, Bolivia, Perú, Ecuador)

Reportes sobre el COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe: No. 69 (In English) Resumen general: Luego de más de un año, la realidad es que el COVID-19 continúa devastando a América Latina y el Caribe. Las consecuencias y el impacto de la pandemia continuarán creando un efecto dominó afectando a diferentes grupos y áreas en la

Access to Information on Elections (Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador): Review

COVID-19 Reports on Latin America and the Caribbean: No. 69 (En Español) General summary: After more than a year, the reality is that COVID-19 continues to devastate Latin America and the Caribbean. The consequences and impact of the pandemic will continue to create a domino effect affecting different groups and areas in the region. Since March 2020, our

Indigenous Peoples’ Access to Information in Mexico: Review

COVID-19 Reports on Latin America and the Caribbean: No. 68 (En Español) Under the framework of the Conference on Access to Information: Latin America and the Caribbean (CAI:LAC), on September 28, 2021, the last panel on Access of indigenous peoples to information in Mexico was held and moderated by Juan Vega Gómez. The panelists were the following: Saúl Ramírez Sánchez, Roxana

Acceso de los Pueblos Indígenas a la Información en México

Reportes sobre el COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe: No. 68 (In English) Bajo el marco de la Conferencia Sobre el Acceso a la Información: América Latina y el Caribe el 28 de septiembre de 2021 se dio el último panel sobre Acceso de los pueblos indígenas a la información en México, moderado por Juan

Accessing Brazilian Legislative and Judicial Information: Review

COVID-19 Reports on Latin America and the Caribbean: No. 67 (Em Português) On September 21, 2021, two speakers gave two separate presentations on the panel, Accessing Brazilian Legislative and Judicial Information. João Alberto de Oliveira Lima – Legislative Informatics Analyst at the Federal Senate talked about how access to legislative and legal information can benefit from the

Acessando Informações Legislativas e Judiciais Brasileiras

Relatórios sobre COVID-19 em América Latina e o Caribe: No. 67 (In English) Os palestrantes fizeram duas apresentações separadas sobre o acesso às informações legislativas e judiciais brasileiras. João Alberto de Oliveira Lima – Analista de Informática Legislativa do Senado Federal falou sobre como o acesso à informação legislativa e jurídica pode beneficiar da Teoria Institucional do

Accessing Resources and Information During the Pandemic (CARICOM, OECS, PAHO): Review

COVID-19 Reports on Latin America and the Caribbean: No. 66 On September 16, 2021, Marcelo Rodriguez, Foreign and International Law Librarian at the Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, and the founder of Law Librarians Monitoring COVID-19, welcomed participants to the fifth panel called Accessing Resources and Information

Love in time of COVID 19 Pandemic, Repression and Access to Information in Nicaragua

COVID-19 Reports on Latin America and the Caribbean: No. 65 (En Español) Pandemic and Misinformation  On March 15, 2020, as COVID made its way into Central America and many countries in the world were taking drastic measures to stop contagion, the Nicaraguan government summoned a massive march to his supporters and public employees to “confront the global pandemic with love

El amor en tiempo de COVID 19 Pandemia, represión y acceso a la información en Nicaragua

Reportes sobre el COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe: No. 65 (In English) Pandemia y desinformación   El 15 de marzo de 2020, mientras el COVID se abría paso en Centroamérica y muchos países del mundo tomaban drásticas medidas para frenar los contagios, el gobierno de Nicaragua convocó a una multitudinaria marcha a sus simpatizantes y empleados públicos para