| 词条 | Draft:IRT BILL GHANA |
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The Right to Information (RTI) Bill is a bill passed to ensure that citizens of a country have access to official information held by public institutions and private institutions which perform public functions with public funds.[1]The right to information is a fundamental human right guaranteed by the Constitution of Ghana and recognized as a right under international conventions on human rights. Background and rationaleThe right to information is a fundamental human right guaranteed by the country's 1992 Constitution and recognized as a right under international conventions on human rights. However, the parliament of Ghana pointed out that, right to information did not necessarily mean access to information, hence, the need to amend clause 1 of Article 21 of the Constitution which states that "all persons shall have the right to information for clarification on the procedure to access the information. The speaker of parliament, Hon. Doe Adjaho during Ex-president John Dramani Mahama, referred the bill back to the Legal and Constitutional Committee of the House to file an amendment to the clause. The amendment indicated that, “person shall have a right of access to information or part of information in the custody of any public institution in accord with Article 31F of the 1992 Constitution.[1]This bill was to enable citizens to hold government accountable to ensure that there is a high level of transparency in governance of the country.[1] However, various stakeholders believe the delay in amending and passing the bill into law is to allow exemptions of certain vital information bordering around government policies which they intend to conceal from the public.[2] Right to Information Bill in Other African CountriesThe right to information is not new on the continent. It was adopted by Sweden and Finland in 1766[3]. Over the past two decades many African countries have also adopted the laws, indicating acknowledgement that transparency is an essential condition of democracy. Currently 24 % African countries have adopted the law. These countries include: South Africa, Sierra Leone, Angola, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Nigeria, Niger, Cote D’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tunisia, Liberia and Guinea. References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Kwofie|first1=Raymond|last2=Ankrah|first2=Gilbert|title=PARLIAMENT BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF RTI BILL|url=http://www.ghana.gov.gh/index.php/media-center/news/2565-parliament-begins-consideration-of-rti-bill|website=Government of Ghana|accessdate=24 April 2018}} 2. ^{{cite news|last1=Ampaw|first1=Akoto|title=Lets amend the Right to Information bill now - Akoto Ampaw|url=http://www.ghananewsagency.org/human-interest/lets-amend-the-right-to-information-bill-now-akoto-ampaw-51486|accessdate=24 April 2018|agency=Ghana News Agency|date=2012}} 3. ^{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Rajbir|title=Right To Information And Good Governance|date=2010|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=8180696596|id={{isbnt|9788180696596}}|pages=473}} |
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