US award a recognition of vibrant nature of transparency movement: Anjali Bhardwaj
Picked for the International Anti-Corruption Champions Award by the US administration, RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj on Wednesday said the recognition is âsignificantâ
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Picked for the International Anti-Corruption Champions Award by the US administration, RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj on Wednesday said the recognition is significant and will help bring focus towards the movement at a time when those speaking truth to power are being targeted and attacked in the country.
Bhardwaj, the founder of the Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS), a citizens group with a mandate to promote transparency, has served as an active member of the Right to Information Movement in India for over two decades.
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WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Tuesday named Indian social activist and anti-graft crusader Anjali Bhardwaj for a newly instituted International Anticorruption Champions Award that it said was aimed at emphasizing commitment to truth, transparency, and accountability in a mission that we must live at home and exemplify abroad.
Announcing the award, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said the 12 individuals recognized for the award, including Bhardwaj, have worked tirelessly, often in the face of adversity, to defend transparency, combat corruption, and ensure accountability in their own countries. Biden administration, he said, recognizes that we will only be successful in combating these issues by working in concert with committed partners, including courageous individuals who champion anti-corruption efforts and countries working to fulfill their commitments to international anti-corruption standards.
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Whistleblowing is an act whereby an individual discloses any unethical, illegal or unauthorised act of an individual to the public at large. The RTI Act, 2005 has come to be as twin sister of.