Five billion now have right to information
SOURCE: ARTICLE 19: Global Campaign for Free Expression
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - 28 September 2010 - In 2010 the right to
information has been realised for five billion people and growing.
Marking Right to Know Day 2010, ARTICLE 19 summarises developments
over the past year while its offices around the world hold events and
publish reports.
This week, ARTICLE 19 offices and staff are participating in events in
eight countries including Bangladesh, Kenya and Mexico to celebrate
Right to Know Day 2010 and to promote the right to information around
the world (RTI).
The last year has seen much advancement and some setbacks to RTI.
Several countries have adopted new laws and others have adopted
amendments to improve laws and constitutions. Over 90 countries
representing nearly five billion people have now adopted laws or
national regulations on RTI.
However, over half the countries of the world have not yet adopted RTI
laws and many that have done so have failed to implement them
adequately. There have also been efforts in several countries to
weaken laws.
Click here to read more about RTI advances and setbacks, as well as
activities marking Right to Know Day 2010
For more information:
ARTICLE 19: Global Campaign for Free Expression
Free Word Centre
60 Farringdon Road
London
EC1R 3GA
United Kingdom
info (@) article19.org
Phone: +44 20 7324 2517
Fax: +44 20 7490 0566
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Urvashi Sharma
RTI Helpmail( Web Based )
aishwaryaj2010@gmail.com
Mobile Rti Helpline
8081898081 ( 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. )
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