From Radio Netherlands Worldwide:

Around the world, campaigners for the freedom of government information celebrate Right to Know Day on 28 September. As more and more people all over the world are finding out, getting information on what your government is doing can make a real difference in protecting rights.

While over 100 countries have right to information laws, the level of cooperation with right to know requests varies wildly. In the United States, concerns about terrorism have led to more and more obstructions and delays in granting freedom of information requests.

But Charles Davis, head of the Freedom of Information Centre at the Missouri School of Journalism thinks the war on terrorism has actually led to more scrutiny:

"The irony is that right to know has grown exponentially around the world, and I wonder how much of that is in reaction to the secrecy that has been ushered in in the United States. I was doing this work in the ‘90s and nobody really cared about this topic. After 2001, everybody cared about government secrecy, and it was viewed as a huge problem."

Read more coverage from Right to Know Day or listen to the interview from the link at right.