Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change
Open Secrets and the Access to Information Coalition for the Energy Sector (ATIC) submitted a crucial report to the UN Special Rapporteur for Climate Change.
The Promotion of Access to Information Act, or PAIA, is a piece of legislation which gives effect to the public’s constitutional right to access information held by government and the private sector. A PAIA application is a written request that outlines what information is being requested and from whom. At Open Secrets we believe that it is vital for open democracy and transparency in governance that the public has access to information that their effects their lives and rights. We use PAIA application’s to ensure that government and private actors are held accountable for their actions and information received from PAIA applications have provided the basis for many of our investigations and reports including Apartheid Guns and Money, and Profiting from Misery.
Open Secrets and the Access to Information Coalition for the Energy Sector (ATIC) submitted a crucial report to the UN Special Rapporteur for Climate Change.
Open Secrets stands with the Palestinian people. We call for an immediate ceasefire by the Israeli occupation forces and an end to Israeli apartheid.
Open Secrets and the Campaign for Free Expression lodged an information application with the Office of the President asking for the final report (and additional relevant information) on the docking of the Lady R Russian cargo vessel during December 2022.
What was an SANDF Special Forces UNIT doing in Simon’s Town when containers were loaded off and on the Russian vessel the Lady R? Open Secrets investigates.
Open Secrets information requests to the Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO) and the State Security Agency (SSA) for any documentation regarding South Africa’s attempts to extradite Atul Gupta, Ajay Gupta and Rajesh Gupta.
Democracy dies behind closed doors – Why we demand to know the truth about the Lady R arms shipment.