The African Union, its Organs and Institutions: • • • • • • • • The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to promote 28 September as African Right to Information Day; The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights to adopt use this Declaration for a resolution authorising the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information to expand Article IV of the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa to incorporate the principles of this Declaration. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to complete and approve the proposed Africa Model Law for AU Member States on Access to Information; The African Union Commission to take forward this Declaration by (1) proposing to the next AU summit in January 2012 to adopt 28 September as African “Right to Information Day”; and (2) initiate an Experts Group to develop further instruments on access to information; The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) to endorse this Declaration; All African Union bodies to promote the respect of the principles in this Declaration by national governments and provide assistance in implementing them; The New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) to adopt the revised African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), which includes transparency and access to information; The African Union should develop and implement internal policies on access to information held by AU bodies based on this Declaration. Other African Regional Organizations and Institutions: • • All Regional Economic Communities (RECs) should develop internal policies on access to information held by those bodies based on this Declaration; ECOWAS to review and adopt the Supplementary Act for a Uniform Legal Framework on Freedom of Expression and Right • • • • to Information in West Africa; The Southern African Development Community (SADC) to revise the Protocol on Culture, Information and Sport to include principles on access to information; Inter-governmental Agency on Development (IGAD) to develop and adopt a Protocol on access to information based on this Declaration; The East African Community (EAC) to develop and adopt a Protocol on access to informationbased on this Declaration; The African Development Bank (ADB) to adopt a revised public access policy based on the Transparency Charter for International Financial Institutions. National Governments of AU member states to: • • • • • • • Adopt or revise existing comprehensive laws on access to information in line with the principles in this Declaration and the proposed AU Model Law, and fully implement them; Harmonise legal frameworks to ensure access to information including repealing or revising antiquated laws which restrict access and ensuring that new laws are compatible with the ATI principles; Engage with civil society and other stakeholders to ensure widespread information demand and effective implementation of laws and policies to advance access to information by all persons, especially marginalised groups. Join and implement multi-stakeholder efforts including the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST) and the Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA) to further transparency; Promote availability of public domain information through ICTs and public access to ICTs; Support AU efforts to adopt an instrument on access to information; Officially recognise 28 September as International and African “Right to Information Day”; So This is Democracy? 2014 117