International Anti-Corruption Commitments

Title of the document

Anti-Corruption Action Plan for Asia and the Pacific

Issuing body

31 countries in the Asia-Pacific region

Brief description

This is the main international anti-corruption commitment in the region, and it defines the participating countries' objectives in building sustainable legal and institutional frameworks to fight corruption.

Relevant excerpts

Pillar 3 – Supporting Active Public Involvement

Access to information

-Ensure that the general public and the media have freedom to receive and impart public information and inparticular information on corruption matters in accordance with domestic law and in a manner that would not compromise the operational effectiveness of the administration or, in any other way, be detrimental to the interest of governmental agencies and individuals, through:

-Establishment of public reporting requirements for justice and other governmental agencies that include disclosure about efforts to promote integrity and accountability and combat corruption;

- Implementation of measures providing for a meaningful public right of access to appropriate information.