The Right to Information Movement is a global campaign to promote and protect the right of citizens to access information held by public authorities. It seeks to empower citizens by enabling them to hold governments and public authorities accountable for their actions. The Movement has been successful in promoting the adoption of freedom of information laws
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The Right to Information Act, 2005 is an act of the Parliament of India and the Delhi Legislative Assembly which sets out the rules and procedures regarding citizens' right to access information. It replaced the former Freedom of Information Act, 2002.