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.
News & Events
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
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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
MEDIA STATEMENT (26-09-2021)
MEDIA STATEMENT – RIGHT TO INFORMATION COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA
26th Sep 2021
“Advancing RTI for the Public Good”
UN International Day for Unive...
MEDIA STATEMENT (08-10-2019)
MEDIA STATEMENT – RIGHT TO INFORMATION COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA
8th October 2019
In recognition of the International Day for the Universal Access to ...
Media Statement (28-09-2020)
STATEMENT BY RIGHT TO INFORMATION COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA ON RIGHT TO INFORMATION DAY, 2020
September 24 th 2020
Ahead of the International Day for ...