Puerto Rico ranked 87th in comparison to 128 other countries
Two laws restricting access to public information, passed by the current legislature and signed last year by resigning Gov. Ricardo Rosselló-Nevares, are plagued by ambiguities regarding exceptions, the sanctions and protections system, and have significant gaps in the procedures for making and responding to requests for public information, according to a study by the Center for Law and Democracy (CLD), an entity focused on promoting fundamental rights of democracy, with an emphasis on freedom of speech.
The report reviews Law 141 on Transparency and Expedited Procedure for Access to Public Information and Law 122 on Open Data of the Government of Puerto Rico.
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