Peru, Nigeria Look for Sunshine on International Right to Know Day, Sept. 28

El Consejo de la Prensa Peruana has produced a poster commemorating International Right to Know Day on Sept. 28.

The poster will also be used in newspapers and magazines across Peru on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 27-28, and radio ads will be broadcast on Friday.

In Nigeria, The Freedom of Information Coalition led by Media Rights Agenda, is hoping to collect one million signatures from Nigerians around the world on a petition it will present to the National Assembly on Sept. 28, International Right to Know Day.

According to the Media Rights Agenda Web site, "Barely 24 hours after the campaign was launched, several hundreds of Nigerians scattered across the globe have enthusiastically signed up for the petition and the number of signatories have continue to grow by the minute."

The petition, which is available online, urges the National Assembly to act promptly to pass the Freedom of Information Bill before the end of the year. The bill has been pending since 1999.

"We are concerned that the inordinate delay in passing this Bill into law undermines democratic and accountable governance by denying us our fundamental right to know and participate fully in the government of our country," the petition states. "The right of citizens to access public information underpins a democratic system of government and is a core requirement for good governance.  Indeed, it is a human right."