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Submission on the International Financial Corporation’s Access to Information Policy

Submission on the International Financial Corporation’s Access to Information Policy
28 October 2025. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is currently reviewing its Sustainability Framework, which includes its Access to Information Policy (ATI Policy). The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD), in collaboration with several other civil society organisations, has prepared a

Analysis of the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Act

Analysis of the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Act
21 October 2025. Between late August and mid-September, the parliament of the Maldives, or People’s Majlis, rushed into law the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Act. The whole process involved minimal public consultation and attracted widespread criticism from both local stakeholders and international human rights organisations. In response to a

Nova Scotia Rushes Through New Access to Information Act

Nova Scotia Rushes Through New Access to Information Act
9 October 2025. The Canadian province of Nova Scotia rushed through a new Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP Act) in just one week, without providing any opportunity for the public to comment on this key democratic legislation. The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) decries this

What We Do


The Centre for Law and Democracy believes in a world in which robust respect for all human rights underpins strong participatory democracy at all levels of governance – local, national, regional and international – leading to social justice and equality.

We work to promote, protect and develop those human rights which serve as the foundation for or underpin democracy, including the rights to freedom of expression, to vote and participate in governance, to access information and to freedom of assembly and association.

CLD works collaboratively with NGOs around the world, on a consultancy or small project basis, to carry out projects aimed at boosting respect for key human rights. Please feel free to get in touch with us if you have a project which you feel might benefit from our specialised legal and policy expertise.