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Tools that simplify the interface for filing freedom of information requests, and center public access to government information.
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State Case Database
New York UniversitySearch State Court Report’s database of significant state supreme court decisions and pending cases. Download decisions and briefs for cases that develop state constitutional law.
Privacy Accelerator
Russian Federation (the)We help to launch high-quality products in the sphere of privacy and Internet freedom
Easy Laws
LebanonEASY LAWS is a free mobile app and website in Lebanon that explains laws in everyday language, giving ordinary people access to legislation from a citizen’s rather than a legalistic perspective. With easy searches via a simplified database covering 380 legal topics, over 6000 questions and answers, explanatory notes, real life examples, a glossary of terms, and extensive legal references, EASYLAWS gives people equal opportunities and leads to the elimination of discriminatory policies and laws by empowering citizens in their quest for justice.
Queremosdatos.co
BogotáTodos los ciudadanos tienen el derecho a acceder a la información que tiene los organismos y autoridades públicas. Por ley, deben responder. (Alaveteli instance for Colombia)
FOIWorks
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Developed in collaboration with Hackney Council, FOIWorks is an open-source user-needs focused front-end solution for taking Freedom of Information requests from citizens.
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Disclosure logs: a best practice guide for local authorities [in the UK]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Guide that "seeks to explain what disclosure logs are, how to manage them efficiently and why, although they are not a legal requirement, local authorities should seriously consider using one for the benefit of your FOI teams and, more importantly, for citizens."
OpenRecords
City Hall, Centre Street, New York, NY, USAWelcome to NYC Government’s home for filing Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests.
Freedom of Information Center of Armenia
1/3 P. Buzand St., 4th floor, Yerevan 0010, Republic of Armenia
Campaign for Freedom of Information
Unit 109 Davina House, 137-149 Goswell Road, London EC1V 7ET UKThe Campaign for Freedom of Information has been promoting and defending freedom of information in the UK for 38 years.
iLaw
Office No. 409, 1st Floor, iLaw Foundation, volunteer Orhitsuk Ratchada Soi 14, Huay Kwang, BangkokAccess to legal information resource in Thailand
A global map ranking countries by their Freedom of Information laws
Collectif 24
FranceLe collectif 24 est une plateforme des Organisations de la Société Civile congolaise créé en 2013 principalement en appui au plaidoyer pour la loi d’accès à l’information.
Alaveteli
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Run your own Freedom of Information website
Washington D.C.'s FOIA portal
Washington, DCThe District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, DC Code §§ 2-531-539, provides that any person has the right to request access to records.
The CivicLab
United States of America (the)Innovating for democracy
GovQA Public Records Management
900 South Frontage Road, Woodridge, IL 60517, USACreating a system that makes it easy to store, manage, and search for public records.
Froide
GermanyFroide is a Freedom Of Information Portal using Django 3.2 on Python 3.8+. It is used by the German and the Austrian FOI site, but it is fully internationalized and written in English.
Transparencia
BelgiumTransparencia is a platform for access to administrative documents (subsidies, public markets, etc.) developed by Anticor Belgium
Obywatelskie Fedrowanie Danych
Ursynowska 2200-001, Warszawa, Poland“FOIA Data Mining” is a FOIA service that enables watchdog organizations to organize volunteers in retyping and structuring responses to FOIA requests.
WhatDoTheyKnow
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Get answers from the government and public sector
NextRequest
United States of America (the)NextRequest provides easy-to-use FOIA and public records software. Local and state governments across the U.S. rely on our FOIA software to track their agency's records requests. Try NextRequest for free!
Imamo pravo znati
CroatiaDobijte odgovore od Vlade i javnog sektora Make a request for information to a RH public authority: by law, they have to respond Croatian Alvateli site
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