International Right to Know Day

An integral part of the political freedoms of every person is the search and receipt of information about the activities of the state This right is enshrined in many conventions, covenants and other international documents In order to protect freedom of the press, the ability to receive, search and disseminate information, the UN General Assembly established a holiday in 2019 International Right to Know Day is celebrated annually on September 28th International Right to Know Day owes its origins to a conference of public organizations from 15 countries, which was held in 2002 under the auspices of UNESCO in Sofia The date of the meeting of civil activists in Bulgaria, September 28, according to the decision of the UN, became the day for special events: forums, trainings, concerts, award presentations, documentary film screenings and theatrical performances All of them are aimed at explaining to people their right to receive socially significant information, which is a symbol of open government and is enshrined in the constitution of many countries A person who gets rid of the obligation to keep someone else's secret experiences moral relief from this Organizations that own closed archives periodically make them public for other reasons Declassification of documents is the exercise of people's right to possess information related to important historical events This procedure also reduces the cost of organizing and storing written evidence and other artifacts representing state secrets Thus, the FBI made public information about what messengers this intelligence service has access to, information about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the Kennedy assassination In 2006, the CIA removed the "Secret" classification from 174 personal files of Nazi criminals, in the wake of perestroika in the 1980s KGB archives were declassified Freedom of speech and mass information, along with a ban on censorship, operate in democratic countries that have placed the interests of the individual above the interests of the state To this end, newspapers, magazines and other media report on politics, the environmental situation, how effectively taxpayer money is spent and how elected officials carry out their duties Confidential information is not subject to disclosure It includes medical data, payment transaction information, business plans, research results and much more Interference with privacy is prohibited by law However, it allows the personal data of public figures - politicians, athletes, singers, actors and other opinion leaders - to be made public The establishment of International Right to Know Day is a useful initiative International Day defends the right to know about everything that affects the life of society, making people free and happy