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We need a ‘public interest override’ in the RTI Act
Public interest should be the yardstick when balancing citizens' right to information concerning governance and state need to ...
The Hindu1mon
Scuttling people’s right to information
The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, has been one of the most empowering laws for Indians. From exposing corruption in the delivery of basic rights to bringing to light the truth behind the ...
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KS Supreme Court dismisses appeal from Kobach, others on Woman’s Right to Know Act
The Kansas Supreme Court on Thursday announced it had dismissed an appeal by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach regarding ...
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Disseminate Right to Information Act to grassroots to facilitate women's access: Adviser Sharmeen
In order to overcome the difficulties women have to face with obtaining information, Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Adviser Sharmeen S Murshid has underscored the need for disseminating ...
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What to share with the public, and how to share it: Where the parties stand on transparency
New Brunswick's Right to Information Act has been ranked as one of the weakest in the country in a recent national survey. This spring, New Brunswick's ombud said she agrees with that survey ...
Business Insider India5y
What is RTI Act, all you need to know about RTI act
Expanded as Right To Information Act, RTI means that any Indian citizen can request any information (which is supposed to be public knowledge) from the offices and departments of the state or ...
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Right to Information: Will this hard-won Indian law get weaker?
How the right to information law is changing India ... even when they had the required marks. Without this information, "the RTI Act would not keep a check on corruption and [this would] reduce ...
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Human Rights Watch’s Submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The following input draws from our research on women’s prisons in Japan as well as Japan’s “hostage justice” system. Based on ...
What's being done to protect you when your info is compromised in a data breach?
The ITRC says companies reporting requirements to a federal agency is a step in the right direction, but reporting data breaches directly to consumers is missing from the conversation.
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The ACT Is Changing: Here's What to Know
More than 80% of four-year colleges are test-optional or test-blind. The revised ACT will debut in 2025 and be shortened to about two hours. Students may take the test on paper or online.
Knowledge nugget of the day: Right to Privacy
Justice KS Puttaswamy, a former judge of the Karnataka High Court and the lead petitioner in the landmark 'right to privacy ...
The FTC is trying to find out if John Deere’s repair policies broke the law
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing whether John Deere used unfair practices related to the repair of its agricultural equipment that might violate the FTC Act.