DUSHANBE, May 4, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- A three-day seminar entitled “The Right for Access to Information in Tajikistan: Legislation and Practice” ended at the Khoja Obi Garm resort in the Varzob district on May 3.

The event was organized by the Civil Initiative on Internet Policy Public Association, Tajik Branch of Open Society Institute/Assistance Foundation (OSI/AF), Internews Network Tajikistan and the UNESCO Almaty Cluster and the seminar participants included representatives from president’s office, parliament, lawyers, courts and prosecutor’s offices as well as international experts from Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom.

They discussed issues related to development of legislation on access to information in Tajikistan, responsibility for violation of the right for information, and a role of information in civil society.

The seminar resulted in adoption of recommendations for the government on improvement of access to the socially significant information in Tajikistan.