access_information/other thematic issues/global priorities

access_information/other thematic issues/global priorities: "Transparency International supports the international efforts to have the right of access to information recognised and respected. The exercise of this right enables citizens to keep their governments and public bodies accountable. This can hinder corrupt practices that benefit from opaque or obscure regimes. Access to information is essential for citizen empowerment. Citizens entrust their governments with power through elections, and with resources through the payment of taxes. Those who are entrusted with this power bear a responsibility not only to serve, but also to inform citizens and encourage the public to participate in their decisions and actions. - It is citizens, after all, who should ultimately be the source of power, as they bear the consequences of its abuse."