Restrictions whose aim is to protect Governments from embarrassment or the exposure of wrongdoing can never be justified. Recommendations: 18. The Government to accelerate the finalization of the Freedom of Information Policy and subsequently a legislation to regulate access to official information by the public. To ensure efficient implementation, any freedom of information law must be done in incremental steps. 19. The Government to ensure that any freedom of information policy or law must be supported by the right infrastructure and contain robust security measures for managing information. 20. The Government to ensure that clear and robust procedures and guidelines are put in place for sharing official information which must be governed by the principle of maximum disclosure. State of Human Rights Report 2021 | 45