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BCCI will contest RTI verdict, says CoA chairman

... the Indian cricket board (BCCI), today said that the board will challenge being brought under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. ...read more

African Commission’s Special Rapporteur visits Nigeria to promote access to information ahead of …

Due to the central role of access to information in promoting a healthy and well-functioning multi-party democracy, the African Commission's Special ... ...read more

Plea in HC seeks on-site facilities for traffic cops

The NGO alleged that queries under the Right to Information law revealed that neither the Union Home Ministry nor the Delhi government have ... ...read more

Media freedom: The good, the bad and the Ugly

Another of the 1998 Declaration's achievements was the passage of the Right to Information Act. Despite its few flaws, this piece of legislation is ... ...read more

South Carolina Attorney Wants Whistleblowers to Know Their Rights – and Rewards

“It's often the people that work at these fraudulent companies that have access to information about fraud, abuse and waste,” Louthian said. ...read more

Corpn brushes aside ombudsman’s directive, fails to upload resolutions

Coimbatore: It has been more than a month since the Tamil Nadu local bodies ombudsman directed the Coimbatore corporation to upload the ... ...read more

‘Respect the constitution yatra’: Rights of people being trampled upon, say Activists

... the NDA government to weaken them, Samantara said that the new government was diluting the land acquisition laws, Right to Information (RTI) law ... ...read more

Aarey declared a forest since 1969, but documents missing

In its petition, Vanashakti said that based on the 1969 directive of the dairy development board which they obtained through the Right To Information ... ...read more

Ethics panel discusses checks and balances

Apart from allowing this information to be in the public domain, it could also be accessed by anyone through the Right to Information Act, they said. ...read more

Library holds “Banned Book Read-Out”

... said she wants to bring to light issues of censorship and emphasize that censorship is limiting access to information that people deserve access to. ...read more

Mobile money transfer tax hike will impact on citizens’ digital rights

Mobile money transfer tax hike will impact on citizens' digital rights ... the right to free expression, access to information, and socio-economic rights. ...read more

Union of the people

The group was in Boulder Oct. 3 to talk about human rights issues ... with the right of indigenous people and [access to] information,” says Liliana Avila, ... ...read more
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