Accountant and Attorney at law, Christopher Ram has taken his access-to-information dispute to 13 diplomatic, regional and international bodies, accusing the government of failing to address concerns over citizens’ right to access public records.

Ram said in a press release Saturday that he wrote to diplomatic missions representing the European Union, United States, China, United Kingdom, Canada and India, as well as CARICOM, international human rights bodies, the International Monetary Fund and transparency organisations.

He has asked the bodies to intervene within their respective mandates, including raising the matter with the government, examining its obligations under human rights frameworks and reviewing how taxes paid on behalf of oil companies are recorded.

The move comes as Commissioner of Information Charles Ramson Sr. appeals a High Court ruling requiring him to decide outstanding information requests by November 27.

Ram explained that on September 28, Justice Nicola Pierre ruled that Ramson is a public authority under the Access to Information Act 2011. She found that his failure to decide requests within the statutory 60-day period amounted to a refusal and ordered him to act.

Ram said Ramson filed his appeal on October 16, arguing that he is not a public authority and that citizens must first approach the agency holding the requested information.

He warned that further appeals could delay implementation of the law for a year or more.

Ram also questioned the government’s commitment to transparency, noting that President Irfaan Ali retained the information portfolio in October 2025. He said, to his knowledge, no annual report on the Act has been laid before the National Assembly since it came into force.

Ram is urging the government to intervene, arguing that prolonged legal proceedings leave citizens without timely access to public information.