Acceso a la información pública mediante la LOTAIP en la Defensoría del Pueblo del Azuay: descripción de casos

Abstract

The right to access public information is a powerful tool when soliciting or inquiring about information that is presumed to be fraudulent or incomplete, issued by entities that possess public content or data; with the support of the Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information (LOTAIP), within its articles, in junction with the public defense, an entity in charge of fulfilling fundamental rights. This paper presents the analysis of cases regarding the development of soliciting access to public information with the assistance or guidance of the public defense of Azuay, an entity that enacts the necessary articles of the Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information to deliver a clear message to citizens, as well as information on the importance of managing the rights to public access in different areas, specifically in journalism and general discussions. At the end of this analysis and investigation, a Guide to solicit requests for public information access is presented as an aid for future requests for public information access.