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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: Abhay and Rani Bang, Abid Surti, Akhil Gogoi, Anjali Pawar, Anutai Wagh, Arige Ramaswamy, Aruna Roy, Ashif Shaikh, Attacks on RTI activists in India, Ayaz Mughal, Azhagar Ramanujam, Basava, Bhagawati Devi Sharma, Bhagya Reddy Varma, Bhaurao Patil, C.R. Neelakandan, Charulata Mukherjee, Eknath Ranade, Giridharilal Kedia, Hansa Jivraj Mehta, Harikumar Pallathadka, Harsh Mander, Hulasa Ram Dutta, Joe Madiath, Jupudi Prabhakar Rao, Karem Shivaji, Kesavananda Bharati, Kudmul Ranga Rao, Kummanam Rajasekharan, Lalithambika Antharjanam, Laxminarayan Sahu, M. Venkatakrishnaiah, Medha Patkar, Mosa Walsalam Sastriyar, Mundlapati Ramanadha Rao, Nikhil Dey, P.V Rao, Prakash Amte, Prakash Pohare, Pratibha Naitthani, Purushottam K. Chauhan, R. S. Subbalakshmi, Ramadevi Choudhury, Reetika Khera, Renuka Ray, Romola Sinha, Sandeep Pandey, Saraswathi Gora, Satish Shetty, Social reformers of India, Sucharu Devi, Suniti Devi, Tagaduru Ramachandra Rao, Vidyaben Shah, Vikas Amte, Vithal Krishnaji Khedkar. Excerpt: Many Right to Information Act (RTI) activists, including policemen, have been harassed and even murdered for seeking information to "promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority" in India. Many face assaults on a regular basis. People seeking information from their gram panchayat and the local administration also face social ostracism. Many threats and attacks (including murder) are unreported by the media. RTI activists are vulnerable human rights defenders (HRDs) in India. Unlike other HRDs, a majority of the RTI activists are not part of an organisation; they often act alone, moved by anger at corruption and other illegal activities. RTI activists are vulnerable because they live in the same areas as public authorities and political leaders who do not want information about their...
