Towards a Third Generation of Right to information Activism, a presentation for UNESCO World press Freedom Day

“This paper attempts to take stock of the recent and past experiences of advocating for the right to freedom of information, and particularly for access to government-held information […] Introduced by a short reflection on the right itself, this paper reviews some of the key characteristics of the success of the last 20 years as far as the right to freedom of information and freedom of information laws are concerned and it then moves to analyse some of the current trends (the what’s new part of the above quote). In the last section, the paper draws on the various findings and lessons, potential or real, to propose to initiate a new generation of right to freedom of information activism.”