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A newsletter containing news, views, articles, investigative stories in the field of |
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Right
to Information from Around the World |
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Issue No: 124 |
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Issue Date: 16-08-2016 |
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USA ama's Trip to Paris
Climate Change Conference Cost Taxpayers $4165068.40 ... which Judicial Watch
obtained through a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act
India 75 children went
missing in 26 months in Jalandhar Hindustan Times Hindustan Times received
information about details of missing children under the Right to
Information Act, 2005. As per information given by the police ... Sri Lanka RTI: 2nd best Act in
South Asian Region - Media Minister Ceylon Daily News “The best example is the bogus
tales carried about the Right to Information Act (RTI), that this Act
would limit the independence of journalists and… India 62 pilots grounded in
6 months for violating air safety norms Hindustan Times “In the era of the Right to
Information Act, there should be no opaqueness. If an airline has
defaulted, the regulatory body should make it public,†said ...  Australia Mobile speed cameras
reap $3.6m in Melbourne's east in 2015 Herald Sun Freedom of Information documents from the Department of Justice revealed the top
locations across the municipality which stung motorists $3,635,733 ... UK Children with mental
health problems forced to wait up to THREE YEARS for treatment Figures released under the Freedom
of Information Act show youngsters battling depression, eating disorders
and self harm are having to wait weeks ... Ireland Authorities left in
dark after toxic mineral exposed at quarry Irish Times The exact details of the sites
have been excised from documents provided under freedom of information.
However, there are mentions of new cycle ... Ireland Fears grow over
nuclear power agreements with UK after Brexit Irish Independent Documents released following a Freedom
of Information request reveal high-ranking civil servants fear
information exchanges will be under threat ... Canada Ontario's $300
billion in debt explained Toronto Sun He reported he's made six freedom
of information requests. Four of these requests have been partially
fulfilled and two have not been fulfilled. India RTI revelation: Rs
2958 crore spent on Ganga 'clean-up' without visible results Economic Times The response to a Right to
Information (RTI) poser by a Aishwarya Sharma, a Class 10 student from
the city, to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has ... UK Forget flossing: four
alternative ways to keep your teeth healthy The Guardian The truth is out: a Freedom
of Information request in the US has revealed that flossing could be a
waste of time. So what can you do to protect your ... Pakistan Ombudsman asks PCB to share inquiry reports on match fixers The News International ISLAMABAD: In a major
decision on right to information, the federal ombudsman has directed
the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to share details of ... India Maggot-infested patient lies unattended in washroom at Amritsar govt hospital Hindustan Times We are short of manpower to
deal with our rush.†Rajendra Sharma, the Right to Information
(RTI) activist who brought the man to the hospital, said: “I ... UK Bowel cancer: 29% of
UK hospitals not following guidance on testing younger patients The Guardian In Northern Ireland, 100% of
hospitals that responded to a freedom of information request were
conducting the screening. In Scotland, 93% of ... UK How YOU pay thousands
for police chiefs' household bills and private healthcare Daily Mail The scale of the benefits
enjoyed by senior officers has emerged only after hundreds of Freedom of
Information requests by the Mail Investigations ... India Convict's RTI
petitions force EC to crack whip on missing electoral rolls Times of India CHENNAI: A series of Right
to Information (RTI) petitions by a convict lodged in Puzhal prison has
inadvertently resulted in the Chief Electoral Officer ... India Mumbai: No doctors to hear out patients at civic hospitals Mid-Day A Right To Information
(RTI) application filed by a doctor has revealed that out of the eight posts
for audiologists in all the four major hospitals — KEM, ... India NU debars principal accused of sexual harassment Times of India ... gave impartial report,
she was being allegedly harassed by Jumde by filing numerous applications
under Right to Information (RTI) Act, seeking her ... USA Anti-Trump group files request for Melania's immigration papers New York Daily News The Democratic Coalition
Against Trump has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to make
public the potential first lady's immigration papers ... Sri Lanka Full text of Right To Information Act The Sunday Times Sri Lanka Speaker Karu Jayasuriya
signed the Right To Information Act No. 12 of 2016 recently. Here is
the full text of Australia How schools are
failing some of NSW's most vulnerable students The Sydney Morning Herald Documents obtained under freedom
of information laws reveal scores of disturbing allegations about
bullying and abuse of students with disability in ... USA Villanova Professor Sues CIA Over … Bay of Pigs?! Philadelphia magazine He's submitted three Freedom
of Information Act requests with the CIA in an attempt to get the agency
to release the document, but the CIA hasn't. India Left out in the cold:
Hindus who fled Pakistan await Indian citizenship Hindustan Times The NDA government says more
than 4,200 people have got citizenship between 2014 and 2015 but a Right
To Information application revealed the ... India Pay check: Modi pulls Rs 1.6 lakh per month, far less than his secretary Catch News Earlier this week, the Prime
Ministers Office (PMO) divulged the salary of all top officials in the
department as per the Right to Information Act and it ... UK Romanian murderer
could receive £500000 payout for being unlawfully detained at an immigration
... A separate freedom of
information request made by the charity Citizens UK found that between
2012 and 2015, individuals wrongfully detained ... India Maharashtra: Sex crimes against children on rise; 11123 cases pending in courts The Indian Express The government figures were
obtained under the Right to Information Act from the office of the
Assistant Registrar (High Court), Appellate Side, in the ... India Unable to find India's poorest man, PMO returns Rs 1 lakh to Rajasthan donor India Tribune The government has no idea
and it cannot find out either, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) told a
retired school teacher from Rajasthan who last year ... Ireland Four PSNI officers
avoid potential disciplinary action by retiring Irish Mirror ... 129 police officers have
retired whilst facing a misconduct investigation since 2011-12 according to
answers to our Freedom of Information requests. India The Hindu A Right to Information
query by divyabhaskar.com revealed that the government in Gujarat is funding separate
cremation grounds for the Scheduled ... |
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