Access to Information in Africa The Carter Center

Description: Formore information on The Carter Center, please visit www.cartercenter.org Participants from the Carter Center's African Regional Conference on the Right of Access to Information talk about the importance of access to information. The Carter Center is committed to advancing the right of access to information in Africa and around the world and has held two other major conferences on the topic., The Americas Regional Conference on the Right of Access to Information was held April 2009 in Peru and the International Conference on the Right to Public Information was held in February 2008 in Atlanta. Learn more about the Carter Center's Access to Information initiative www.cartercenter.org The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering. Founded in 1982 by former US President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the Atlanta-based Center has helped to improve the quality of life for people in more than 70 countries.