Right To Information: Discourse and Compliance in Sri Lanka
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2017-06Metadata
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This briefing paper discusses the process through which the RTI Act was drafted and enacted, and recommends strategies to ensure better compliance. It is presented in three sections. The first section chronicles the drafting process
pertaining to Sri Lanka’s RTI legislation, and examines the role that public consultation played in the successful passage of the RTI Act. The second section outlines the existing laws that are inconsistent with the RTI Act, and proposes recommendations for compliance. The third section discusses international best practices on proactive disclosure, and offers recommendations to public authorities on fulfilling their obligations on proactive disclosure under the Act.
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This report was compiled in collaboration between Verité Research and Democracy Reporting International. Verité Research analysed the right to information in the Sri Lankan context, while Democracy Reporting International detailed international best practices relating to proactive disclosure.
Democracy Reporting international (DRI) is a non-partisan, independent, not-for-profit organisation registered in Berlin. DRI promotes political participation of citizens, accountability of state bodies and the development of democratic institutions worldwide. DRI helps support local ways of promoting the universal right of citizens to participate in the political life of their country, as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). DRI's mandate in Sri Lanka is to offer services as a broker of information and comparative analysis, and as a facilitator for dialogue where required.
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