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<p> Mulvaney Moves to Hide Important Consumer Complaint Database Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is trying to take a database intended to hold financial institutions accountable offline, ending the public’s ability to file and view complaints. The database (tagline: “How one complaint can help millions”) is currently available here. Americans have filed […]</p>
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<h3><a href="http://www.freedominfo.org/2017/06/india-study-sees-regressive-court-interpretations-rti-act/">India: Study Sees Regressive Court Interpretations of the RTI Act</a></h3>
<p>This summary is from a 321-page study of the orders pertaining to the Right to Information Act issued by the Supreme Court of India, various high courts and information commissions. Now published as a book, “Tilting the Balance of Power Adjudicating the RTI Act for the Oppressed and the Marginalised,” was coordinated by Amrita Johri, Anjali […]</p>
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<p>By Helen Darbishire The author is Executive Director of Access Info Europe. The article was first published on eldiario.es (in Spanish). If the person reading this article had to place a bet, which information would you say it’s easier to access: the salaries of advisers to the ministers or the documents that guide Spanish Cabinet discussions at […]</p>
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<h3><a href="http://www.freedominfo.org/2017/06/ghana-rti-legislation-unfulfilled-promises/">Ghana RTI Legislation: More Unfulfilled Promises? </a></h3>
<p>By Ugonna Ukaigwe The author works with the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Africa Office. On Jan. 7 2017, RTI advocates, the media and other sympathizers of the age-long campaign for the passage of the RTI Bill observed with dismay as the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana dissolved without fulfilling the many promises […]</p>
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<h3><a href="http://www.freedominfo.org/2017/05/tax-rulings-philippines-confidential/">Are tax rulings in The Philippines confidential?</a></h3>
<p>By Lea Roque The author is a head and principal with the Tax Advisory and Compliance division of Punongbayan & Araullo. P&A is a leading audit, tax, advisory and outsourcing services firm and is the Philippine member of Grant Thornton International Ltd. Her article appeared on the Grant Thornton website. A few weeks ago, I […]</p>
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