Why RTI for Bhutan and other countries?
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RTI Law Passes in Bhutan; 100th International Law?
6 FEBRUARY 2014
The National Assembly of Bhutan on Feb. 5 passed a right to information bill, putting Bhutan on the path to becoming the 100th nation in the world with an RTI law.
The bill was debated for several days, according to a BBS report that also includes a video clip about the deliberations. The bill goes to the National Council, the upper house, for approval, which is expected.
Particularly controversial, the BBS report says, was Chapter 5 of the Right to Information Bill, concerning exemptions from disclosure of information. “A few of the MPs argued the eight sub-sections would make it difficult for citizens to access information through RTI,” BBS reported, “But there were others who argued that all the sections were important to disclose information without hurdles.”