L.D.O 4/2015 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION; TO SPECIFY GROUNDS ON WHICH ACCESS MAY BE DENIED; TO ESTABLISH THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION COMMISSION; TO APPOINT INFORMATION OFFICERS; TO SET OUT THE PROCEDURE AND FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO. Preamble. WHEREAS the Constitution guarantees the right of access […]
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“Every citizen has a role to play in successfully implementing the Right to information (RTI) Act, and the success of it is everyone’s responsibility,” said Ms. Corinna Zarek delivering a lecture on “Right to Information; A responsibility for all” earlier this week in Colombo.Ms. Zarek, who is the Senior Advisor for Open Government to the
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The Board of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), meeting on 31 May in Washington D.C. during the 67th World News Media Congress, 22nd World Editors Forum and 25th World Advertising Forum, calls for greater protection for journalists, and for journalists’ safety to be given higher priority by governments, international institutions, and
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The International Media Assessment Mission to Sri Lanka visited Sri Lanka from 8 to 14 May 2015 to assess the media freedom situation in the country, including Jaffna. The International Mission was represented by ARTICLE 19, Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD), International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), International Media Support (IMS), Open Society Foundations (OSF)
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