Transparency - the Law on freedom of access to information as a tool for reducing corruption in BiH
PROJECT DURATION: 1st April 2009 – 1st April 2010
GOALS OF THE PROJECT:
- Provide the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina with an effective instrument for combating corruption in their everyday lives;
- Provides citizens with free legal advice for reporting complaints of suspected corruption of public officials, or where the citizen is a victim or has knowledge of corrupt practices;
- Makes information on citizens’ rights easily available and accessible to the public;
- Raises citizen’s awareness of their rights and possibilities to take actions against corruption;
- Opens a dialogue with the national institutions to support the establishment of appropriate mechanisms for citizens’ complaints in order to systemize and organize fight against corruption;
- Monitor the work of responsible public institutions during processing of cases of corruption.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES:
- Case studies of citizen’s complaints against corruption, using statistics and qualitative examples (who complains about what, which agencies were involved, which authorities were most vigilant in pursuing corruption, etc.);
- Monthly press releases and reports to the public;
- “Should I complain?” an ethical brochure for citizens about why individual action is important for combating corruption;
- Training manual for government agencies on dealing with citizen’s complaints and obligations under freedom of information and conflict of interest;
- Cooperation with journalists and radio and TV broadcasters on small programs about corruption cases.