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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: 132 |
E - Alert |
Issue Date: 19-12-2016 |
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Pakistan Right to
information and security The Nation The recent wave of erosion
of freedom of information (FOI) laws in Pakistan, has not only given
citizens qualified right of access to information held by ... India 14474 cases of HIV through blood transfusion, but the government denies crisis Scroll.in An IndiaSpend
investigation, through a series of Right to Information requests, has
revealed that 14,474 cases of HIV through blood transfusion have ... UK Underage sexting investigations rise in number as new findings show children as young as six are ... Daily Mail In a span of a year - from
April 2015 to April 2016 - 2,287 crimes of children possessing, making or distributing
indecent images were recorded, ... India Tamil Nadu universities ignore disabled while hiring Times of India Its response to a petition
filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005, claimed that three
candidates had been recruited under the physically disabled ... India Pellets and denial of information under RTI Act Kashmir Life I had sought information
under The Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) about the quantum
and price of sale of pellet guns and cartridges as well ... Pakistan PTI to further squeeze CM Shahbaz Pakistan Today ... Constitution of Pakistan
and the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act 2013, she
should be provided with certified information regarding ... Pakistan Such attacks are not
confined to giving sweeping powers to gag agencies under various regulations
and attempts to render the Right to Information ... India No sign of 44 convicts who jumped parole from Ludhiana jails between 2011 and 2016: RTI Hindustan Times A right to information
(RTI) application has revealed that the police are shying to take stern
action against the culprits who have absconded after ... USA Editorial - Virginia makes minor progress on freedom of information After three years, a state
advisory council has come up with four tweaks to the state's Freedom of
Information Act. One of them: Virginia no longer can ... Australia Queensland ministers held secret talks on selling off power station The Australian The secret negotiations were
revealed after a Right to Information request by The Australian, which
was blocked by Treasury department officials. India RWAs join hands to curb commercial activities in residential areas Bangalore Mirror The details of these
establishments were obtained under the Right to Information Act, and
have been submitted to the BBMP chief and head of the ... Pakistan PTI questions Punjab govt's plan to procure jet for CM The letter said the
information was being sought under the Punjab Transparency and Right to
Information Act 2013. It pointed out a tender notice had ... Philippines 277 requests made in FOI website Manila Bulletin As many as 277 requests have
been made as of Sunday, December 11, through the country's freedom of
information (FOI) website, which is part of the ... UK Transport for London refuses to publish data about speeding trams Croydon Advertiser The authority, which manages
the tram network in Croydon, has said in reply to a Freedom of Information
(FOI) request that it will not publish the ... USA Execution costs spike in Virginia; state pays pharmacy $66K WDBJ7 ... receipts
provided to The Associated Press through a Freedom of Information Act
request after the pharmacy's identifying information was redacted. India Around 3000 RTI cases pending with SIC Chandigarh Tribune It seems that filing an
application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has turned
meaningless as a number of cases are lying pending with the ... India Six doctors found working full-time in more than one college, suspended The Indian Express A Right to Information
(RTI) query filed by The Indian Express at MMC revealed that since 2012, 18
doctors have been suspended for being posted as ... Â Pakistan Most treasury members part of KP's power structure The information secured by
Dawn from the provincial administration department under the KP Right to
Information Act 2013 shows that 47 of the 77 ... India GSIC slaps Rs 25000 fine on Sancoale PIO Times of India ... pay
a penalty of 25,000 for not responding to Narayan D
Naik's request for information which he had sought
under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. India Mumbai's Bhabha hospital wasted 350 litres of blood in 5 years: RTI Hindustan Times ... has
resulted in wastage of 350 liters of blood in the last five years, revealed
the reply to an application filed under Right To Information (RTI)
Act. Pakistan Orange Line agreement terms can't be shared: commission ... transactions and must
not agree to terms, which are in conflict with the Constitution or the Punjab
Transparency and Right to Information Act 2013. Pakistan Govt takes steps to stop leakage of classified information Geo News, Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Instead of
tabling Right to Information Bill in the parliament which was approved
by the Senate Committee on Information and ... India Hyderabad: Man creates fake home ministry order, dashes RTI query to governor Mumbai Mirror When no response came from
the governor's office, Raghuvamsi dashed off a Right
to Information Act query asking as to why the recommendations ... Australia Australia Post refusing to publish managing director's salary The Sydney Morning Herald Australia Post refuses to
reveal how many millions of dollars its managing director earned last year,
despite a freedom of information request from ... |
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