Right to Information (RTI) activist Anjali Bhardwaj is honored with the new International Anti-corruption Champions Award by the US government. She is among the 12 people who are being honored by the United States government with the Award.
Key Points
- International Anti-corruption Champions Award is a new award that will recognize individuals who have worked tirelessly to combat corruption, defend transparency, and ensure accountability in their own countries.
- Indian activist Anjali Bhardwaj is among the 12 winners chosen for the inaugural edition of the award by the US government.
- Anjali is a co-convenor of the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information. She has been associated with the RTI movement for over two decades.
- She has been a part of movements to create legislation for RTI, whistleblower protection and grievance redressal, the Lokpal, and the Right to Food.
- Anjali is also a founder of the Satark Nagrik Sangathan and works to empower the residents of Delhi’s slums to use the RTI Act to get their rights.
The other award winners are Diana Salazar of Ecuador, Ardian Dvorani of Albania, Juan Francisco Sandoval Alfaro of Guatemala, Sophia Pretrick of the Federated States of Micronesia, Dhuha A. Mohammed of Iraq, Ibrahima Kalil Gueye of Guinea, Mustafa Abdullah Sanalla of Libya, Bolot Temirov of the Kyrgyz Republic, Francis Ben Kaifala of Sierra Leone, Victor Sotto of The Philippines, and Ruslan Ryaboshapka of Ukraine.