FreedomInfo.org - Update, June 3, 2013 India:<http://www.freedominfo.org/2013/06/indian-cic-says-political-parties-covered-by-rti-law/> The Central Information Commission rules that political parties are covered by the RTI law because they receive substantial indirect funding from the government and perform public functions. http://www.freedominfo.org/2013/06/indian-cic-says-political-parties-covered-by-rti-law/ Read more at http://www.FreedomInfo.org<http://www.freedominfo.org/> EVENTS CALENDAR: Visit the Carter Center calendar page: http://www.cartercenter.org/peace/americas/access_to_information/calendar.html
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