Government of Mongolia presented a draft law on “Information Transparency, Freedom and Right to Access Information” to the Parliament

Government of Mongolia submitted a draft law on “Information Transparency, Freedom and Right to Access Information” to be discussed at the Parliament session on 21st of January, 2011.
Draft law consists of 6 chapters, 25 articles.

Chapter 1, purpose of the law, laws and legislations on information transparency, their legislative framework, explanation of legal terms and principles governing the operations that provide information transparency and openness;

Chapter 2, types of information transparency and openness, measures to be implemented by public organization /Public broadcasting television, radio/ with purpose of maintaining information transparency and openness;

Chapter 3, right to access information by citizens, legal entities, regulation on providing information to citizens, legal entities by public organization /Public broadcasting television, radio/;

Chapter 4, prohibition on providing certain type of information to citizens, legal entities;

Chapter 5, administration and monitoring of the implementation of law on information transparency, freedom and right to access information;

Chapter 6, accountability for the violators of the law on information transparency, freedom and right to access information and the date of law to enter into force.

Drafting committee members believe that the adoption of the law will lead to a more transparent, open, fair, swift, responsible, ethical and professional public administration and develop a ground for providing freedom and right to access information by citizens.

MPs including S. Oyun, Ts. Monkh-Orgil, Su. Batbold and E. Bat-Uul initiated and submitted this draft law to parliament May 2, 2007. The draft was newly developed on the basis of receiving a series of recommendations and suggestions by NGOs.

Globe International NGO in association with 10 NGOs had set up a coalition with the purpose of regulating and legalizing the people’s right of having freedom of expression

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