CPA released its publication titled Right to Information: Issues and Challenges of Policy and Implementation which is an analysis of the recent use of the RTI Act by journalists. The publication includes hitherto unpublished case studies of RTI being used as an effective tool to raise concerns on a range of policy positions, and their implementation and highlights the paradox between policies in theory and experiences in practice. Journalists have presented their personal opinions and views based on their analysis of various social issues, some relating to a particular area or community. The report also contains an summarized analysis of the public calls to CPA’s RTI 113-030-463 hotline during 2021. A long-standing struggle and sustained advocacy of various human rights actors has led to the landmark
decision to introduce the Right to Information (RTI) as an integral part of the Fundamental Rights chapter of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution. This publication, supported by FNF, follows from more than a decade of advocacy by CPA to promote the Right to Information in Sri Lanka and then to support the effective use of this right by journalists and activists, in the public interest.
Please Click Here PDF – RTI – Issues and Challanges of Policy and Implementation
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