Fundación EsLaRed: Social auditing and the right to access public information in Venezuela

Fundación EsLaRed: Social auditing and the right to access public information in Venezuela

For more than a decade, Venezuelans have faced great difficulties in obtaining public interest information from the government. There are several reasons for this. The main reason is that public officials or entities connected with public agencies do not comply with fundamental laws that stipulate the right of citizens to be informed through the disclosure of public interest information handled by the government. Moreover, there is a lack of kno…