'Raise awareness about right to information'

A three-day workshop on 'Advocacy for Right to Information' ended here yesterday with a commitment to raise awareness among people about their right to get information that affect their livelihood, says a press release.
Twenty-nine participants from 17 organisations working at the grassroots levels attended the workshop organised by Manusher Jonno Foundation and CHRI, India.
The participants said information has to be claimed from the state authorities as a right.
They urged everyone to demand enactment of the Right to Information Act and turn the issue into a movement.
They also laid emphasis on motivating people into demanding information because information is generated by the government officials for the betterment of people and therefore people have equal ownership over it.
Shaheen Anam, executive director of Manusher Jonno Foundation, handed over certificates to the participants at the concluding session.