Bangladesh
RTI, How do we compare with the rest of the world?
The Daily Star
With some 130 countries around the world having adopted Right to Information (RTI) laws, we now know a great deal about how citizens use this law…
India
Rajasthan reboots RTI Act: Jan Soochna Portal to provide govt information at the click of a button
Indian Express
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot launched a “Jan Soochna Portal” aimed at easing the access to information for the beneficiaries of welfare schemes…
Namibia
Access to Information Bill signed off
New Era
Nawatiseb made the remarks when the African Commission for Human and People’s Rights Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information Commissioner…
South Carolina (US)
Richland County School District One violated FOIA law at board meeting
WIS News
A lawsuit filed earlier this month in Richland County alleges Richland County School District One violated the Freedom of Information Act …
India
Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019, All you need to know
India Today
The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Jitendra Singh, on July 19, 2019…
Pakistan
Politicians, rights groups reject idea of ‘media courts’
Dawn
Politicians, media bodies and rights groups rejected the federal government’s announcement of setting up of special tribunals…
Gambia
Stakeholders Review Draft Freedom of Information Bill
All Africa
The event gathered about two dozen experts from government, civil society, media and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Right…
UNESCO
The right to access information highlighted by IFAP at its meeting in Malaysia
UNESCO.org
Hosted by the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia, with the support of UNESCO, the meeting was opened by the IFAP Chair…
Pakistan
P&D Board Launches New Website
Urdupoint
The Planning and Development Board has launched its new website in order to keep the citizens updated with the latest news and information…
Pakistan
First-ever NFIC set up in Pakistan
The Nation
The forum consists of all in-service information commissioners from federal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh…
South Australia
SA ombudsman wants bureaucrats to let FOI officers do their job
The Mandarin
The involvement of department chief executives and ministers in the Freedom of Information process, and has called for an Information Commissioner to be installed…
Lebanon
Access to Information Law Stalled
Human Rights Watch
Lebanese authorities have largely failed to comply with the country’s Right to Access to Information Law, and the government has not established the body…
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