Newsletter – 174

A newsletter containing news, views, articles, investigative stories in the field of

Right to Information

from

Around the World

Issue No: 174 E – Alert Issue Date: 02-01-2019
 
Ghana

ADI Demands Halt And Reflection Over RTI Bill

Ghana Web
The plans by parliament to pass the Right To Information (RTI) bill is likely to…

 

India

Lokpal Selection Committee Did Not Meet Even Once In Nearly 4 Years

NewsClic

The BJP government is blatantly attacking the institutions of accountability and transparency…

 

Jamaica

Measures Being Undertaken To Improve Access To Information

Jamaica Observer

The Access to Information (ATI) Unit will be undertaking some critical initiatives aimed at improving service delivery…

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Improves Position In Global RTI Rating

The Nation

Pakistan improves its position in international Right To Information rating from 91 to 33…

 

Australia


Secret Documents Reveal Toxic Threat beneath Sydney Airport


The Sydney Morning Herald

A pool of poisonous water underneath Sydney Airport contains some of the highest levels of toxic firefighting chemicals…

 

Nigeria

Imo to Adopt Freedom Of Information Act- Irona

The Nigerian Voice

Former member of the House of Representatives and Deputy Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party…

 

Vietnam


Law Ensures Citizens’ Right to Information Access


Veitnam +

The Ministry of Justice and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) co-held a seminar in Hanoi on December 2…

 

Bangladesh

Progress and Regress of RTI in Bangladesh

The Daily Star

As the Right to Information (RTI) regime nears completion of its first decade of existence, we asked a few scholars, advocates and users of…

 

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