After an analysis of the new Access to Information and Open Data Laws, the Global Right to Information Rating (RTI) would place Puerto Rico in 87th place out of 128 countries
San Juan, Puerto Rico (Wednesday, May 6, 2020) — Today the “Red de Transparencia” made public a report that reveals that Puerto Rico would rank 87th when compared to the 128 countries included in the Global Index of the Right to Information (RTI Ratings) of the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD). In the report the Centre for Law and Democracy analyzes the Transparency and Open Data Laws, enacted in Puerto Rico last year. It points to the strengths, as well as to the shortcomings of said laws and makes recommendations on the areas that need attention.
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