By Toby McIntosh The United Nations will soon be asking 209 nations to complete a questionnaire about access to information that has been significantly diminished…
By Toby J. McIntosh National governments are blocking the timely disclosure of key World Bank documents about proposed projects in their countries, doing so more…
By Toby McIntosh Virtually all governments receiving World Bank loans are preventing public disclosure about proposed loans in advance of deliberations by the Bank Board,…
By Toby McIntosh The US government approves of steps taken by the governing Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization to protect whistleblowers, but the…
The International Telecommunication Union “places heavy restrictions on access to a staggering range of documents,” according to a new report by Article 19, the London-based…
By Toby McIntosh “The United States is withholding several millions in U.S. contributions to the International Civil Aviation Organization due to the organization’s inability to effectively…
By Toby McIntosh Moves by the International Maritime Organization toward more transparency come with caveats and limited acceptance by member states. IMO’s disclosure policy, liberalized…
By Toby McIntosh United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has rejected or deflected several proposals designed to combat legal impunity for crimes against journalists. Guterres…
By Toby McIntosh The United Nations appears unlikely to support two proposals to decrease violence against journalists, according to officials at the UN and nongovernmental…
By Toby McIntosh (Follow EYE @tobyjmcintosh) The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly has adopted a resolution directing the ICAO Council and the Secretary General…