Guatemala: Congress passes access to information law

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"The Law on Access to Public Information, passed by unanimous vote, will go into effect in January 2009. It will enable citizens to request and be given access to information concerning public institutions and "any individual or legal person, public or private, domestic or foreign of any nature, government institution, entity, agency or any other kind that handles, administers or executes public resources, assets of the government or acts of public administration." '