Right to Information movement

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The Right to Information movement is an Indian grassroots campaign that successfully pushed for citizens’ legal right to access government information, greatly advancing transparency and accountability in public life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil society campaign ⓘ
grassroots movement ⓘ
social movement ⓘ
aim increase accountability in public life ⓘ
promote transparency in government ⓘ
secure citizens' right to access government information ⓘ
context global right to information and freedom of information trends ⓘ
post-liberalization governance reforms in India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
focus access to government records ⓘ
anti-corruption activism ⓘ
public accountability ⓘ
hasConsequence creation of information commissions in India ⓘ
formal procedures for filing information requests ⓘ
legal remedies for denial of information ⓘ
impact empowerment of ordinary citizens to question authorities ⓘ
greater public scrutiny of government decisions ⓘ
institutionalization of transparency norms in India ⓘ
strengthened democratic participation in India ⓘ
influenced Right to Information Act, 2005 ⓘ
inspired local transparency initiatives in Indian states ⓘ
use of information requests by activists and journalists ⓘ
legalOutcome statutory right to information for Indian citizens ⓘ
legalPrinciple presumption of disclosure over secrecy ⓘ
right to access information held by public authorities ⓘ
method advocacy for legal reform ⓘ
grassroots mobilization ⓘ
public campaigns ⓘ
public hearings ⓘ
opposes bureaucratic opacity ⓘ
government secrecy ⓘ
relatedTo Right to Information Act, 2005 ⓘ
anti-corruption movement in India ⓘ
citizens' rights ⓘ
freedom of information ⓘ
good governance ⓘ
scope central government bodies in India ⓘ
local public authorities in India ⓘ
state government bodies in India ⓘ
supports citizen oversight of administration ⓘ
open government ⓘ
participatory democracy ⓘ
timePeriod early 21st century ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aruna Roy → movement → Right to Information movement ⓘ
Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan → fieldOfWork → right to information movement ⓘ
linked to: Right to Information movement
Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan → affiliatedWith → National Campaign for People’s Right to Information ⓘ
linked to: Right to Information movement
National Right to Information Award → mainSubject → Right to Information ⓘ
linked to: Right to Information movement