Palestinian government may soon pass transparency law
The Palestinian government in Ramallah is signalling its intent to pass a transparency law, making it potentially the fourth Arab state to do so.
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The possibility that Palestine will soon have an access-to-information law is looking promising. Concrete steps by the Palestinian government and a public advocacy campaign are being taken to prepare for such a decision.
Despite the Palestinian Legislative Council being dormant for seven years due to the internal Palestinian split, Ramallah is poised to pass a much improved access-to-information law, a draft of which has recently been circulating in public forums.