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A newsletter containing news, views, articles, investigative stories in the field of |
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Issue No: 108 |
E - Alert |
Issue Date: 05-10-2015 |
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Editorial: Greetings from Centre for Peace and
Development Initiatives, (CPDI). Not exactly 50 but RTI movement in Pakistan
has many shades. We have excuse of RTI laws and we have highly rated RTI
laws. We have commissions as well as Ombudsman as appellate bodies. We see
politicians enacting effective laws in KP and Punjab and see same politicians
trying to dilute RTI law in the case of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and a combo of
bureaucrats and politicians trying to thwart work of Punjab Information
Commission through their all too familiar shenanigans i.e. not posting staff,
not approving service rules for the commission so that it could not hire on
its own and delaying the release of budget, to name a few. Yet another
peculiar shade is reflected in the attitude of PPP towards RTI legislation.
The party played instrumental role in insertion of 18th Amendment
in the constitution thereby playing pivotal role in according right to
information constitutional protection and its Senator Farhat Ullah Babar
playing leading role in the approval of draft federal RTI bill by Senate Committee
on Information and Broadcasting and yet this party has not repealed Sindh
Freedom of Information Act 2006 and neither it repealed federal FOIO 2002
when it was in power from 2008 to 2013. These shades of RTI situation in the country
necessitate multi-pronged responses from civil society actors. Yes, we wanted
independent and autonomous information commission and we got these in two
provinces. Are these information commissions delivering? We have been endeavoring
for enactment of effective right to information laws and we got them in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. Are citizens using them for attainment of
their rights? If yes, to what extent and if not why not? Have civil society
groups working in health, education environment and agriculture sectors been
able to use these laws? These and other questions we need to find answers to
in order to strengthen RTI movement in the country. CPDI is in the process of finalizing
‘Information Commissions’ Performance Barometer’ to scientifically measure
performance of Punjab Information Commission and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Information Commissions and we will be sharing details soon. Happy reading, CPDI UK Hypocritical
politicians 'hate' freedom of information, says former commissioner The Guardian Public commitment to freedom
of information on all sides of politics is “rank hypocrisy”, the former
information commissioner, John McMillan, has said... Pakistan Punjab
Information Commission still understaffed The
News International ISLAMABAD:
Despite introduction of much-trumpeted Right to Information (RTI) law,
Punjab's bureaucracy is still not allowing general public to access ... Canada Fix
Canada's Broken Access to Information System Canada NewsWire (press release)
Send an email to your
representatives: using CJFE's simple one-click platform, you can easily make
your right to information a priority to federal party ... India IAS
officer takes the RTI route over sudden transfer Chandigarh
Tribune ...
Vineet Chawdhry, Additional Chief Secretary (Health), has sought information
under Right to Information (RTI) about he being divested of the
Urban ... USA Changes
sought in Michigan's Freedom of Information Act WLNS State lawmakers Tim Greimel and
Jeremy Moss will be introducing a plan that would expand the Freedom of
Information Act to cover the state ... Pakistan Despite
Promises, KP did not undo regressive changes to KP Right to Information
Law Daily Pakistan LAHORE (Staff Report) – Despite
well-publicized promises, the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has yet
to undo the widely criticized ... India Local
governments to offer information suo motu under RTI The
Hindu Local
governments such as Chennai Corporation have started implementing suo motu
disclosure under Right to Information Act 2005. Residents
will ... USA APNewsBreak:
Arkansas execution plan may use UK firm's drug U.S. News & World Report Through a Freedom of
Information Act request, the AP obtained redacted photographs of the
containers, product inserts and expiration dates of drugs ... Bangladesh Govt
asked not to enact laws against right to info The Daily Star Transparency International
Bangladesh has urged the government not to enact laws conflicting with the Right
to Information Act, 2009. Armenia Armenian
ministry of agriculture wins Golden Key award of Freedom Information Center Arka News Agency (press
release) The award was handed to deputy
minister of agriculture Armen Harutyunyan by the head of the Freedom of
Information Center Shushan Doydoyan. Scotland Public
services escaping freedom of information scrutiny, campaign says Herald
Scotland The
public's right to know about public services is being eroded as more and more
policies stop being covered by Freedom of Information (FOI)
laws, ... India Maharashtra
ministers lobbied for transfers of senior IPS officers, reveal RTI
papers The Indian Express ... for transfers of senior IPS
officers, reveal RTI papers. Official papers obtained by The Sunday Express
under the Right to Information (RTI) Act show. Canada Canada
slides to 59th of 102 nations on information freedom TheChronicleHerald.ca ... Canada's Access to
Information Act ranks a very poor 59th place globally from among 102
countries with right to information (RTI) laws, just behind ... UK Sir
Jeremy Heywood attacks Freedom of Information laws Daily Mail The Cabinet Secretary also said
Whitehall departments faced rising costs as they dealt with requests under
the Freedom of Information Act – which ... UK AG
rules against Rauner, in favor of Illinois Times Illinois
Times ...
ruled that the governor must turn over his appointment calendar in response
to the paper's request made under the state Freedom of Information
Act. America Naperville
spent $760000 on fixes after 2012 cyber attack Chicago
Tribune A
Naperville Sun Freedom of Information request for any FBI records
related to the Naperville hack remains ongoing. Krieger said he had not heard ... India SC
declines info on prefix 'justice' Chandigarh
Tribune In
its response to an application filed under the Right to Information
Act by advocate Hemant Kumar, the Supreme Court has said: “It is beyond
the ... |
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