why is the right to know important in a democracy
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The term Democracy refers to a government chosen by the people, whether it is direct or representative. ... The right to information when vested in people can act as a deterrent against corruption and abuse of power. The right to information is a means to ensure open government and to empower the people.
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ ʀᴇғᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴀ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴄʜᴏsᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴏʀ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ. ... ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴠᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴀs ᴀ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛᴏ ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴍᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ.
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