British group assesses access to information in Azerbaijan
Britain-based group Article 19 has researched the
situation with access to information in Azerbaijan.
In a report, the organization claimed that, despite proper legal framework, citizens’ rights to receive information are quite limited.
"Research shows that there are no serious problems with legislation. On the contrary, the law obliges government agencies to respond to citizens’ queries. But, in practice, citizens are very rarely able to receive replies from government agencies," claimed Nathalie Losekoot, Senior Program Officer at Article 19.
Losekoot maintained that the most problematic is the fact that an Ombudsman on the media has not yet been appointed in the country, though this is required by the law.*
In a report, the organization claimed that, despite proper legal framework, citizens’ rights to receive information are quite limited.
"Research shows that there are no serious problems with legislation. On the contrary, the law obliges government agencies to respond to citizens’ queries. But, in practice, citizens are very rarely able to receive replies from government agencies," claimed Nathalie Losekoot, Senior Program Officer at Article 19.
Losekoot maintained that the most problematic is the fact that an Ombudsman on the media has not yet been appointed in the country, though this is required by the law.*
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