A Commission Order in favour of TISL – A RTI on information from the LRC
Friday, 17 August 2018
Further to an information request which resulted in an appeal hearing, the RTI Commission ordered the Land Reform Commission to allow TISL access to the information requested in relation to the list and extent of land in the possession of the LRC. The exact information requested was as follows; The number of acres of land which are
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RTI forges new paths for transparency – Information Request used to obtain a Draft Law
Friday, 17 August 2018
An RTI facilitated by TISL for Shreen Saroor, a human rights activist and a TISL Board member, resulted in an appeal hearing before the Commission. The information requested was in relation to the transitional justice mechanisms that the Government of Sri Lanka committed to in the UN HRC resolution 30/1 that it sponsored with respect to the Truth Commission,
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RTI used to fight bribery and corruption
Wednesday, 08 August 2018
A staff member at the hospital forced a patient at the Vavuniya General Hospital, and the patient’s wife to pay Rs. 150,000/- as a bribe in order to speed up the medical process of the patient. After the bribe was paid, the wife reported the incident to the police, who ordered the hospital to hold
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Garbage clearance due to an Information Request
Wednesday, 08 August 2018
Residents of Akkaraipaththu made a complaint to the Medical Officer of Health, Akkaraipaththu in May 2017, about garbage accumulation affecting 10 families and a school. The issue also went to the President via “Tell the President” in July 2017 but no action was taken. In January 2018, a RTI was filed, requesting information on the
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RTI for road repairs
Wednesday, 08 August 2018
TISL’s Vavuniya office is situated on the Vairavar Kovil road on the 2nd cross street of Vavuniya. Renovation of this road commenced in October 2017 but was stalled ever since. This severely hampered the clients’ accessibility to the office as side canals were open and debris was around the road and in front of the
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A RTI request filed on facilitating RTIs – another success in Vavuniya
Wednesday, 08 August 2018
TISL made an Information Request from the Vavuniya Divisional Secretariat to obtain information about the lack of updates to the Secretariat’s website and regarding their internet speed. The site in question had not been updated since 2015. Information was also requested about the steps the Divisional Secretariat had taken to help and facilitate members of
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