Right to Information Commission of Sri Lanka

‘ WHEREAS...there exists a need to foster a culture of transparency and accountability in public authorities by giving effect to the right of access to information... ’ - Preamble, RTI Act, No 12 of 2016
Public Sitting of the RTI Commission, 14th of March 2022, at Bandarawela
Public Sitting of the RTI Commission, 14th of March at Bandarawela
Chairman Of the RTI Commission, Justice Upaly Abeyrathne (Rtd.) Addressing the Advocacy Workshop at Hanguranketha
Public Sitting of the RTI Commission, 03rd of March 2022, at Hanguranketha DS Office
Appeals Hearing of the RTI Commission, 20th December 2021, at Kandy
Appeals Hearing of the RTI Commission, 22nd of December 2021 at Jaffna GA Office
Public Sitting of the RTI Commission, 21st of June 2022, at Distict Secretariat Office,Matale
Public Sitting of the RTI Commission, 21st of June 2022, at Distict Secretariat Office,Matale
Celebration of International Day For Universal Access to Information - 2023 on 26th& 27th @ Southern Province Council & DS Office Kalutara
International Day For Universal Access to Celebration on 2023.09.26 & 27

Welcome

Welcome to the website of the Right to Information Commission of Sri Lanka. The Right to Information Commission is an independent statutory Commission established under the Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016. It has an important role in championing the right to information among citizens and fostering a disclosure friendly administrative culture among public authorities covered by the RTI law. You can learn more about Your Right to Information and the work of the Commission here.

Himal Interviews: Sri Lanka’s right to i...

Interview with senior lawyer and a member of Sri Lanka’s RTI Commission, Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena. Click here to view online interview ...

7th March 2018 - Visit of Sri Lankan, In...

7th March 2018 - Visit of Sri Lankan, Indian and Canadian Information Commissioners, South Asian judges, lawyers and activists to t...

Centre for Human Rights hosts members of...

7 September 2017 -The Centre for Human Rights on 6 September had the pleasure to host a delegation from the Sri Lanka Right to Informat...

Consultation on Record Management and Se...

Consultation on Record Management and Section 7 Directives of the Commission On the 8th of August, 2017, the RTI Commission held a Co...

Handing Over the SIP

Chairman of the RTI Commission Mr. Mahinda Gammampila hands over over the Strategic Implementation Plan of the Commission to a delegation...

RTI Commission takes up Questions of Pub...

It is encouraging to see that despite being severely cash-strapped due to the absence of an independent allocation in the 2017 National B...

Media Releases

Consultations and Advocacy Workshops with Public Authorities (PAs)

RTI 4TH Awareness Program for Nuwaraeliya District DOs' & IOs',District Secretariat Office,Nuwaraeliya - 07.05.2024

RTI 5th Awareness Program for Ampara District DOs' & IOs',District Secretariat Office,Ampara - 18.06.2024

RTI 6TH Awareness Program for Polonnaruwa District DOs' & IOs',District Secretariat Office,Polonnaruwa - 30.07.2024

5th Provincial Advocacy Workshop,Southern Province - 2023.09.26

RTI 1ST Awareness Program for Puttlam District DOs' & IOs',District Secretariat Office,Puttlam - 20.02.2024

RTI 2ND Awareness Program for Hambanthota District DOs' & IOs',District Secretariat Office,Hambanthota - 26.03.2024

RTI 3RD Awareness Program for Matale District DOs' & IOs',District Secretariat Office,Matale - 02.04.2024

Advocacy Workshop at Ministry of Water Supply & Estate Infrastructure Development on 27.06.2023

2nd Provincial Advocacy Workshop,Central Province - 04.07.2023

3rd Provincial Advocacy Workshop,North Central Province - 22.08.2023

4th Provincial Advocacy Workshop,Eastern Province - 05.09.2023

Consultations and Advocacy Workshops with Media and CSO's

RTI Manual Launching For Police Officers at BMICH on 24.01.2023

Public Sitting -Sarvodaya,Kalutara - 03.02.2023

Advocacy Workshop with Sri Lankan Media coordinated by the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) on 06.03.2023

Right to Information Commission sittings in Jaffna on 28th September 2022 to mark International Day for Universal Access to Information, with public officials, communities and the Press Clubs of Jaffna, Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi

Advocacy Workshop with Sri Lankan Media coordinated by the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) and the Women's Development Centre (WDC) at Kandy on 13.11. 2022

Advocacy Workshop with Sri Lankan Media coordinated by the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) at Puttalam on 07. 12.2022

Public Sitting and Advocacy Workshop with Sri Lankan Media coordinated by the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) at Puttalam on 06.01. 2023

Public Sitting with CSOs and Activists coordinated by AFRIEL YOUTH, at Hanguranketha on 03.02.2022

Public Sitting and Inquiry into the Uma Oya project in regard to RTI requests filed by affected persons on 14.03.2022

Recent Decisions in Appeal (2024)

Cases filed in the Magistrate Court under Section 39 of the Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016

Release of Information in Public Interest Appeals/Substantive Documents (SELECTED)

Vacancies

No result...

Official Email Addresses of the RTI Commission to be used by Appellants & Public Authorities

Important Decisions in Appeal (2023)

Important Decisions in Appeal (2022)

Global Information Commissioners Meet in Tirana, Albania, June 2024; RTI Commissioners Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena and Jagath Liyana Arachchi at the sessions.

"Notable Developments in the Progress of the Right to Information Regime in Sri Lanka2023- First Quarter of 2024"