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Article 23(1) of the Constitution includes the right to receive and impart ideas and information without interference within the right to freedom of expression.

The Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act 2003, has been adopted to regulate the collection, processing, keeping, use and disclosure of certain information relating to individuals. The Act has been passed but has not yet been brought into force.

Articles

• CHRI (2006) Letter to the Prime Minister of the Bahamas notifying the Government of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights decision in Claude Reyes et al v Chile and urging the Government to implement an effective right to information law, 16 October 2006.
• Candia Dames (2006) Constitution may protect freedom of press and information, The Jones Bahamas, 27 March.
• Joan Caivano & Michael Shifter (2008), Access to Information in the Americas: A Project of the Inter-American Dialogue.

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