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Access to Information Denied

A public or private body refuses to provide records or information a person is entitled to.

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The Situation

What They Said

“That information is confidential. We are not required to give you access to our records.”
A public or private body refuses to provide records — including records about the individual themselves, or records about how a decision affecting them was made.
The Fallacy

Institutional Confidentiality as Default

Institutions often treat all their records as confidential by default — but this is not what the law requires. In many legal systems, there is a right of access to records held by public and private bodies. The default position is access — not secrecy. A body that wishes to refuse access must identify a specific, lawful ground for refusal. 'It is confidential' is not a sufficient reason unless a specific statutory exemption applies and is properly invoked.

What the Law Says

Your Legal Foundation

Ley 25.326 de Protección de los Datos Personales
art. 13 de la Ley 25.326 — Personal Data Protection Act
“Any person may request information from the control body regarding the existence of files, records, databases, or banks of personal data, their purposes, and the identity of those responsible.”
This law grants a right to request information about the existence and purpose of databases from the control body, not directly from the public or private body holding the records. However, it establishes a general principle of access to information about personal data processing.
What Scripture Says

God's Word on This

John 18:20 (NET)
“Jesus replied, 'I have spoken publicly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple courts, where all the Jewish people assemble together. I said nothing in secret.'”
Jesus operated with radical transparency in his public teaching. Institutions that make decisions affecting people's lives, and then refuse to disclose how those decisions were made, are doing the opposite of what Jesus modelled.
Amos 5:15 (NET)
“Hate evil, love good, and establish justice at the city gate. Perhaps the Lord God of hosts will have pity on the remnant of Joseph.”
Justice was established 'at the gate' — the public, visible space where decisions were made and recorded. Access to information is how justice is made visible and contestable.
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Common Counter-Arguments

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They might say: “The law only allows requests to the control body, not to us directly.”
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They might say: “This information is confidential and protected by other laws.”
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