Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:36:56 +0000 By CHARLES MUSONDA THE Human Rights Commission (HRC) has welcomed the pronouncement by State House that President Lungu has political will to support enactment of the Access to Information (ATI) Bill. In a statement issued in Lusaka yesterday, HRC spokesperson Mwelwa Muleya said the commitment to enact the ATI Bill was one of the 90 recommendations accepted by the Zambian Government out of the 203 recommendations that were made by the United Nations Member States during the Periodic Re- view Process (UPR) on November 13, 2017 in Geneva. Mr. Muleya said it was there- fore encouraging that there was continued expression of commit- ment at the highest political level to meet Zambia’s national and international human rights obli- gation in that area. He said HRC’s expectation was that the draft Bill would be availed to key stakeholders for a final review before being tabled in Parliament. “The specific recommendation […]
