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Do citizens have a legal right of access to information? |
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12a:
In law, citizens have a right of access to government information and basic government records.
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YES |
NO |
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Comments:
References: Article 3 of the Law 18/91 dated August 10 and article (1) and (2) of the Constitution.
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12b:
In law, citizens have a right of appeal if access to a basic government record is denied.
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YES |
NO |
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Comments:
References: Article 3 of the Law 18/91 dated of August 10.
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12c:
In law, there is an established institutional mechanism through which citizens can request government records.
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YES |
NO |
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Comments:
References: It is neither stated in the Constitution nor in an ordinary law.
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Is the right of access to information effective? |
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13a:
In practice, citizens receive responses to access to information requests within a reasonable time period.
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75 |
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25 |
0 |
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Comments:
References: This interviewee asked not to be identified. This is a senior officer at the National Authority for the Civil Service (Autoridade National da Funcao Publica), held on 8/13/07 at Cafe 'Gelados Italianos'.
The second interview was with Jose Munguambe, researcher at the Center for Public Integrity (Centro de Intregridade Publica de Mocambique), held on 8/14/07.
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13b:
In practice, citizens can use the access to information mechanism at a reasonable cost.
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100 |
75 |
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25 |
0 |
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Comments:
References: This interviewee asked not to be identified. This is a senior officer at the National Authority for the Civil Service (Autoridade National da Funcao Publica), held on 8/13/07 at Cafe 'Gelados Italianos'.
The second interview was with Jose Munguambe, researcher at the Center for Public Integrity (Centro de Intregridade Publica de Mocambique), held on 8/14/07.
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13c:
In practice, citizens can resolve appeals to access to information requests within a reasonable time period.
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100 |
75 |
50 |
25 |
0 |
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Comments:
References: This interviewee asked not to be identified. This is a senior officer at the National Authority for the Civil Service (Autoridade National da Funcao Publica), held on 8/13/07 at Cafe 'Gelados Italianos'.
The second interview was with Jose Munguambe, researcher at the Center for Public Integrity (Centro de Intregridade Publica de Mocambique), held on 8/14/07.
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13d:
In practice, citizens can resolve appeals to information requests at a reasonable cost.
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100 |
75 |
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25 |
0 |
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Comments: The argument is that access to government information is not costly but time consuming, which means that there is no time limit for government officials to make the information available to the person requesting it.
References: This interviewee asked not to be identified. This is a senior officer at the National Authority for the Civil Service (Autoridade National da Funcao Publica), held on 8/13/07 at Cafe 'Gelados Italianos'.
The second interview was with Jose Munguambe, researcher at the Center for Public Integrity (Centro de Intregridade Publica de Mocambique), held on 8/14/07.
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13e:
In practice, the government gives reasons for denying an information request.
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100 |
75 |
50 |
25 |
0 |
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Comments:
References: This interviewee asked not to be identified. This is a senior officer at the National Authority for the Civil Service (Autoridade National da Funcao Publica), held on 8/13/07 at Cafe 'Gelados Italianos'.
The second interview was with Jose Munguambe, researcher at the Center for Public Integrity (Centro de Intregridade Publica de Mocambique), held on 8/14/07.
Peer Review Comments: Even in the few cases the government gives reason, it can"manufacture" the reason for it to appear founded.
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