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Bermuda
47% Of 136 PATI Requests Granted Last Year

Bernews

This is according to the Information Commissioner’s Office Annual Report 2017 on the operation of the Public Access to Information [PATI], which has been tabled in both Houses of Parliament and is now available to the public..

Ghana
THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION BILL: HISTORY MUST NOT REPEAT ITSELF- Coalition on RTI

GBC

The Coalition on the Right to Information, Ghana wishes to express their disappointment at the slow pace at which Parliament has handled the consideration stage of the Bill so far and hopes..

India "
65% of Delhi government schools are headless

The Times of India

Asked about the huge number of vacant principal posts AAP leader said that the recruitment was a matter of services….. 

Pakistan
Govt depts disregard eRTI system

DAWN

The electronic application system introduced by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Commission in Peshawar has failed to deliver the goods due to the lack of interest..

India
Changes in RTI Act’s privacy clause will allow corrupt babus to escape public scrutiny: IC

Business Standards

We need to emphasize that any proposal to amend provisions of the RTI Act shall not be taken up without wide ranging consultation..

Nepal
Law ministry sends back draft bills to ministries

The Himalayan

Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has sent back draft bills related to Fundamental Right and Duties of the constitution to the ministries concerned..

India
India Takes First Step Towards Data Protection

Light Reading

Broadly, the bill incorporates many accepted principles to guarantee privacy for citizens. It indicates that a notification must be sent to individuals before data can be..