In law, citizens have a right to request public information from state bodies.

In law, citizens have a right to request public information from state bodies. A YES score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) a Constitutional principle guarantees citizens' rights to request and receive access to any public documents and information, and 2) there is a specific access to information law that establishes the process for this right to be implemented. Note: It's possible to score YES if national security or individual privacy information is protected, as long as the law defines the parameters and processes to declare what information is protected and they are limited in scope. Just the constitutional protection is NOT enough to score YES. A NO score is earned if there is no such law, or a law exists but it doesn't mandate all the conditions described in YES. For variable descriptions, please refer to: https://www.africaintegrityindicators.org/data. For the methodology, please refer to: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e971d408be44753edfb976c/t/60a55f343d36117866628867/1621450563745/AII10+-+Methodology.docx+%281%29.pdf.