Stop the Secrecy Bill - Support the Right2Know Campaign

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By Bilal Hase (not verified)

Mon 1 Aug, 2011 - 12:34

Advancement of Constitutional supremacy is no doubt a foundation of democracy driven by human rights to give it a heart,therefore fundamental rights are a sinew to the bill of rights.thus far protection of information bill by the criminal organisation a.n.c is clearly unconstitutional for that fact alone I pledge my support to stop this police criminal state out to destroy Democracy under anc rule with no soul to deliver justice by ending chronic arrogance in it,s power drunk brothel.The info bill is a blatant rape to the citizens rights based on human rights.

By Louise Cook (not verified)

Wed 8 Jun, 2011 - 12:00

So-called Protection of Information Bill is in fact nothing other than a Protection of Corruption Bill. Corruption like: municipal corruption, tender corruption, Section 9 Institution Corruption (presently Commission for Gender Equality, etc) provincial government corruption (various health departments) - the list goes on and on!

By Tania Bownes (not verified)

Tue 7 Jun, 2011 - 19:55

We spent years and years with the press being silenced by a dictatorial government. Let's make sure this never happens again in this beautiful country of ours. Well done for managing this petition!

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 18:33

The Right2Know Campaign (R2K) is a nation-wide coalition of people and organisations opposed to the Protection of Information Bill - also known as the Secrecy Bill - currently before the South African parliament. The Bill will threaten hard-won constitutional rights including access to information and freedom of expression.  

R2K believes a responsive and accountable democracy able to meet the basic needs of our people is built on transparency and the free flow of information.

The R2K campaign statement - “Let the truth be told. Stop the Secrecy Bill!” - demands that the Bill be drastically rewritten to bring it in line with constitutional values, or thrown out.

The former Minister of Intelligence, Ronnie Kasrils, the Congress of South African Trade Unions; South African Municipal Workers Union, Federation of Unions of South Africa, Treatment Action Campaign/Section 27, Council for the Advancement of the Constitution, Helen Suzman Foundation, the Muslim Judicial Council, Press Club, South African National Editor’s Forum, Western Cape Inter-faith Religious Leaders, among others, have expressed their opposition to the proposed Protection of Information Bill (POI) in recent days.

Opposition to the POI Bill is gaining momentum. The next couple of weeks are crucial as the Ad-hoc Committee dealing with the POI has set an August 2011 deadline to finalise the Bill.

Please sign the Right to Know Petition on www.r2k.org.za.