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A coalition of civil society organizations is urging the Supreme Court to reject Justice Loretta Ortiz’s proposal, which would legitimize the Senate’s failure to appoint all three commissioners of the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection (INAI). They argue that this decision would constitute a severe regression in transparency and data protection rights. By allowing the institute to remain paralyzed due to lack of quorum, the state risks rendering the National Institute for Transparency inaccessible. This institutional weakness directly prevents the resolution of thousands of pending information requests, leaving citizens without recourse when denied access to public data. The relevance to open data lies in the critical role INAI plays as the guardian of information access laws. Without a fully operational institute, the mechanisms ensuring government accountability and citizen access to information collapse. The inability to review cases or challenge laws that restrict transparency creates a systemic barrier to the free flow of information. This undermines decades of progress in establishing robust open data frameworks, as the primary enforcement body is effectively neutralized by political inaction. Consequently, the continued limitation of INAI’s functioning threatens fundamental human rights associated with information access. The organizations emphasize that each day of paralysis further erodes democratic gains and compromises the government’s duty to provide transparency. By opposing this judicial proposal, civil society aims to preserve the legal structures that support open data ecosystems. Their stance highlights the direct link between independent oversight institutions and the health of an open, accountable information environment.

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Published on 2023-07-12

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