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Army
suggests establishment of police complaints commission, MyJoyOnline,
April 24, 2008.
News on Reconsider Foreign Contribution
(Regulation) Bill, 2006:
- Reconsider
FCR Bill, South Asian Media Net, April 11, 2008.
- Bill
to regulate foreign contribution discriminatory, Mangalorean.Com,
April 11, 2008.
- Open
Letter to Prime Minister to reconsider the restrictive nature
of the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Bill, 2006, MyNews.In,
April 11, 2008.
- Human
Rights Watch Letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India,
Human Rights Watch, April 10, 2008.
- Bill
to regulate foreign contribution discriminatory, India's
News Net, April 10, 2008.
- Bill
to regulate foreign contribution discriminatory, Smashits
News, April 10, 2008.
- Bill
to regulate foreign contribution discriminatory, Yahoo
News, April 10, 2008.
- Bill
to regulate foreign contribution discriminatory, ThaIndian
News, April 10, 2008.
- Bill
to regulate foreign contribution discriminatory, Samachaar.In,
April 10, 2008.
- Bill
to regulate foreign contribution discriminatory, India
eNews, April 10, 2008.
- Bill
to regulate foreign contribution discriminatory, NewKerala.Com,
April 10, 2008.
- Bill
to regulate foreign contribution discriminatory, WebIndia.Org,
April 10, 2008.
- Manmohan
urged to reconsider FCR Bill, The Hindu, April 10, 2008.
- New
Foreign contribution questioned by intellectuals, Persecution
Update India, April 10, 2008.
- Indian
citizens write to PM to protect social sector interests,
South Asia One World, April 10, 2008.
CHRI
Press Release asking the PM to reconsider Foreign Contribution
Regulation Bill, 2006. Click here
to read the open letter to the Prime Minister listing specific
grounds of objection to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Bill.
Human
Rights groups holds public forum, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation,
February 21, 2008.
Supreme
Court directive being ignored?, New India Press, February
18, 2008.
CHRI
questions caretaker govt’s ability to conduct fair polls,
The Post - Pakistan, February 18, 2008.
YSR
govt. asked not to pass police bill in haste,
Andhra Cafe, February 18, 2008.
Public
opinion on Police Reform Bill sought, Andhra News, February
17, 2008.
Statement
of Concern on Pakistan's 18 February 2008 Elections, Dhivehi
Observer, February 16, 2008.
CHRI questions ability of the caretaker government to conduct
free and fair elections, Online News, February 16, 2008.
News Coverage on Andhra Pradesh Police
Bill:
- Rights
activists favour withholding of AP Police Bill, The
Hindu, February 02, 2008.
- AP
in a hurry to get Police Bill : CHRI, Andhra Cafe, February
02, 2008.
- CHRI
seeks transparency, public debate over AP Police Bill, One
India, February 01, 2008.
- CHRI
seeks transparency, public debate over AP Police Bill, WebIndia.Com,
February 01, 2008.
- Andhra
Pradesh attempting to pass Police Bill hurriedly, MyNews.In,
February 01, 2008.
- CHRI
seeks transparency, public debate over AP Police Bill, NewKerala.Com,
February 01, 2008.
News Coverage of Public Consultation on
"Strengthening the Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information
Act” on 15 December 2007.
- CIC
: Disappearances, custodial killings covered by RTI, The
Kashmir Times- Jammu, December 16, 2007.
- CIC
stresses need to sensitise people on RTI, Hindustan
Times-Chandigarh, December 16, 2007.
- State
RTI Act needs amendments: CIC, The Times of India-New
Delhi/Chandigarh, December 16, 2007.
- J&K
has opportunity to go beyond the Central RTI & entrench
higher standards of transparency: Habibulla, The Mandate-Jammu,
December 16, 2007.
- Bureaucrats
hurdles in RTI Act implementation: Habibullah, Daily
Excelsior-Jammu, December 16, 2007.
- RTI
makes democracy real for people: Habibullah, The Northlines-Jammu,
December 16, 2007.
- Amendment
to RTI Act 04 addresses inadequacies, The Himalayan
Mail-Jammu, December 16, 2007.
- Lecture
on strengthening RTI Act in J-K held, State Times-Jammu,
December 16, 2007.
- CHRI
meet voices for 'Strengthening RTI Act in JK', The Latest-Jammu,
December 16, 2007.
- Politicians
shy away , bureaucrats defend J&K bill, Kashmir
Times-Jammu, December 16, 2007.
- Give
more teeth to J&K RTI Act: Habibullah, The Tribune-Jalandhar,
December 16, 2007.
Apex
Court directs states to file on status of police reforms,
Meri News, December 15, 2007.
JU,
CHRI meet on 'Strengthening RTI Act in JK',
News Agency of Kashmir, December 13, 2007.
News Coverage of Commonwealth Human Rights
Day on 10 December 2007
- Commentary:
Sixty years at stake - International Human Rights Day 2007,
Caribbean Net News, December 10, 2007.
- It
is only fair and right, Antiguasun, December 10, 2007.
- HRCP
observes HR day as black day , Pakistan Daily Times,
December 10, 2007.
- Sixty
Years at stake : International Human Rights Day 2007, Cocorioko.Net,
December 09, 2007.
- Commonwealth
Human Rights body’s call, New India Press, December
09, 2007.
- Anti-terror
steps should not violate human rights: CHRI, Pakistan
Daily Times, December 09, 2007.
- Commonwealth
Human Rights body's call, Daily India, December 08,
2007.
- Commonwealth
Human Rights body's call, Web India, December 08, 2007.
- Commonwealth
Human Rights body's call, New Kerala, December 08, 2007.
- Commonwealth
Human Rights bodys call, Andhra News, December 08, 2007.
- Commonwealth
Human Rights body's call, IndiaBlitz, December 08, 2007.
- Commonwealth
Human Rights body's call, India's News, December 08,
2007.
- Commonwealth
Human Rights body's call, Net India, December 08, 2007.
- Commonwealth
Human Rights body's call, Yahoo News, December 08, 2007.
News Coverage of Commonwealth Heads of
Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2007 at Kampala
- Can
Commonwealth protect human Rights? Daily Monitor, November
25, 2007.
- Commonwealth
to be influenced to comply with human rights, Cocorioko,
November 23, 2007.
- Uganda:
Zimbabwe Crisis - Activists Call for Urgent Intervention,
The New Vision - AllAfrica.Com, November 22, 2007.
- CHOGM
2007 Opens Today In Kampala Uganda,
Tonga Now, November 22, 2007.
- Gambia:
Country to Be Suspended From the Commonwealth ?, AllAfrica.Com,
November 22, 2007.
- Uganda:
Disabled Plead, AllAfrica.Com, November 22, 2007.
- Uganda:
Rights Activists Lobby for Zimbabwe, The Monitor - AllAfrica.Com,
November 22, 2007.
- McKinnon
says dialogue will continue, Radio Fiji, November 22,
2007.
- Uganda:
Mugabe Opponent in Town for CHOGM, AllAfrica.Com, November
21, 2007.
- CHOGM
to suspend Gambia, Afrol.Com, November 21, 2007.
- In
the name of fighting terror, News 24, November 20, 2007.
- War
on terrorism leads to rights abuses: watchdog, AOL News,
November 19, 2007.
- Uganda-Commonwealth-human
rights - Commonwealth delegates condemn human rights abuses
in Gambia, APA News, November 19, 2007.
- War
on terrorism leads to rights abuses - watchdog, Africa
Reuters, November 19, 2007.
- War
on terrorism leads to rights abuses: watchdog, Washington
Post, November 19, 2007.
- War
on terrorism leads to rights abuses, China Daily News,
November 19, 2007.
- War
on terrorism leads to rights abuses: watchdog, Pakistan
News, November 19, 2007.
- War
on terrorism leads to rights abuses: watchdog, ABC News,
November 19, 2007.
News Coverage of Nandigram
- Indian
troops act on Calcutta protests, Financial Times, November
21, 2007.
- Amnesty
India team to visit Nandigram, Meri
News, November 21, 2007.
- Commonwealth
rights body expresses shock over Nandigram violence,
Yahoo News, November 20, 2007.
- Commonwealth
rights body expresses shock over Nandigram violence, Daily
India, November 20, 2007.
- CW
rights body expresses shock over Nandigram, Headlines
India, November 20, 2007.
- Commonwealth
rights body expresses shock over Nandigram violence, Web
India, November 20, 2007.
- CHRI
shocked over Nandigram violence, Kashmir Times, November
19, 2007.
Crisis
in Pakistan - State of emergency imposed
- Pakistan
may face suspension from Commonwealth, Andhra News,
November 07, 2007.
- Pakistan
may face suspension from Commonwealth, Daily India,
November 07, 2007.
- Suspend
pak from commonwealth: CHRI, Malyala Manorama, November
07, 2007.
- Pakistan
may face suspension from Commonwealth, Malaysia Sun,
November 07, 2007.
- Rights
forum condemns Emergency, The Hindu, November 06, 2007.
-
Declaration
of emergency and suspension of Constitution in Pakistan,
Dhivehi Observer, November 06, 2007.
-
Suspend
Pak from Commonwealth, says CHRI, DNA-World, November
06, 2007.
-
Suspend
Pakistan from Commonwealth councils, Sulekha.Com News
Hopper, November 06, 2007.
- Call
to suspend Pak from Commonwealth, Mid-day.com, November
06, 2007.
- Suspend
Pakistan’s membership: Commonwealth rights group,Yahoo.com,
November 06, 2007.
- Suspend
Pak from Commonwealth, says CHRI, Hindustan Times, November
06, 2007.
- Expel
Pak from Commonwealth, says CHRI, Business Standard,
November 06, 2007.
- Suspend
Pakistan's Membership: Commonwealth Rights Group, News
Post India, November 06, 2007.
- Suspend
Pak from Commonwealth, says CHRI, India Express, November
06, 2007.
- CHRI
calls for suspension of Pak from Commonwealth,
The Tribune, November 06, 2007.
- CHRI
condemns declaration of emergency in Pakistan, Daily
Times, November 06, 2007.
- CHRI
calls for suspension of Pak from Commonwealth, Online
News, November 06, 2007.
- Suspend
Pak from Commonwealth: CHRI, Financial Express, November
06, 2007.
- Suspend
Pakistan from Commonwealth councils, New Ind Press,
November 06, 2007.
- Suspend
Pakistan's membership: Commonwealth rights group, Earth
Times, November 06, 2007.
- Suspend
Pakistan's membership: Commonwealth rights group, Kashmir
Times, November 06, 2007.
- Pakistan
may face suspension from Commonwealth, Andhra News,
November 07, 2007.
- Pakistan
may face suspension from Commonwealth, Daily India,
November 07, 2007.
- Suspend
pak from commonwealth: CHRI, Malyala Manorama, November
07, 2007.
- Pakistan
may face suspension from Commonwealth, Malaysia Sun,
November 07, 2007.
- Commonwealth
calls ministerial meeting to discuss Pakistan, Teleguportal.net,
November 08, 2007.
- Canada
Calls for Commonwealth Action on Pakistan, Canada News
Centre, November 09, 2007.
- Commonwealth
to debate Pakistan suspension, Channelnewsasia, November
11, 2007.
- Punished?
Lankabusinessonline, November 11, 2007.
- Commonwealth
to debate Pakistan suspension, Khaleejtimes, November
11, 2007.
- Pak
may face suspension from the Commonwealth, The Hindu,
November 11, 2007.
- Commonwealth
may suspend Pakistan over emergency, Nasdaq.com, November
11, 2007.
- Commonwealth
may show Pak the door, Rediff.com, November 11, 2007.
- Pak
may face Commonwealth suspension, NDTV, November 11,
2007.
- Suspension
from Commonwealth, Economic Times (India), November
11, 2007.
- Commonwealth
mulls next move after Pakistan poll announcement, AAJ,
November 12, 2007.
- C’wealth
to debate Pakistan suspension, Frontier Post, November
12, 2007.
- Ministers
to debate dumping Pakistan, The Australian, November
13, 2007.
- Commentary:
Using terrorism to justify dictatorship - Musharraf's illegitimate
emergency, Caribbean Net News, November 13, 2007.
- Pakistan
faces suspension from Commonwealth, Daily Pioneer, November
14, 2007.
- Commonwealth
rights body urges Pakistan's suspension, The Dawn, November
20, 2007.
- Commonwealth
rights body urges Pakistan’s suspension, Pakistan
Link, November 20, 2007.
- C'wealth
body urges Pak's suspension, NDTV,
November 20, 2007.
- C’wealth
panel urges Pakistan’s suspension, Dawn.Com, November
20, 2007.
- War
on terrorism leads to rights abuses – watchdog, Yahoo
News, November 20, 2007.
- It’s
just not cricket:Commonwealth must suspend Pakistan, Swahili
diaries blogspot, November 20, 2007.
- Judgment
day for Musharraf: Commonwealth leaders meet to discuss suspension,
Dhivehi Observer, November 20, 2007.
- Commentary:
Judgment day for Musharraf: Commonwealth leaders meet to discuss
suspension, Caribbean net news, November 21, 2007.
- Commonwealth
rights body urges Pakistan’s suspension, The News
(Pakistan), November 21, 2007.
- C’wealth
ministers to discuss Pak suspension, Khaleej Times,
November 21, 2007.
- Commonwealth
ministers to discuss Pak suspension,
DNA, November 21, 2007.
- Pakistan
seeks postponement of Commonwealth decision, Yahoo News,
November 21, 2007.
- C’wealth
panel urges Pakistan’s suspension, Pakistan Tribune,
November 21, 2007.
- Commonwealth
body urges Pakistan's suspension, Pakistan Financial
Daily, November 21, 2007.
- Saudi
urged to rein in Sharif, Gulf Daily, November 21, 2007.
- Pakistan
seeks postponement of Commonwealth decision, Yahoo.com,
November 21, 2007.
- Pakistan
be suspended, demands CW HRs body, The Nation, November
21, 2007.
- Commonwealth
ministers to discuss Pakistan suspension, Haveeru.com,
November 21, 2007.
- Today’s
News, Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, November 21,
2007.
- Commonwealth
ministers to discuss Pakistan suspension,
Haveeru, November 21, 2007.
- C’wealth
pushes for suspension, Malay Mail, November 21, 2007.
- Pakistan
Seeks to Avoid Suspension From 53-Nation Commonwealth, Bloomberg,
November 22, 2007.
- Musharraf
likely to quit military, Taipei Times, November 22,
2007.
CHRI
calls for the replacement of Volta Police Commander,
The Statesman - Ghana, November 09, 2007.
Ghana:
Civil Society's Demarcated Interaction Within the Commonwealth,
Accra Mail, November 06, 2007.
Now,
a TV series to create legal awareness among people,
Indian Express, October 30, 2007.
Ghana
marks international Right to Know Day,
September 28, 2007.
Commonwealth
Human Rights Initiative concerned with imposition of Public Emergency
Regulation in Fiji, Pacnews-Edition3,
September 25, 2007.
Human
rights or rights for some humans, Sunday
Times-Srilanka, September 23, 2007.
Indian
NGO seeks accountability in anti-terror laws,
Daily Times, September 23, 2007.
Commonwealth
parliamentarians meet - CHRI asks law makers for transparency
on HR, Kashmir Times, September 22, 2007.
Human
Rights a ‘cornerstone of the Commonwealth’: Secretary-General,
Commonwealth Secretariat, September 14, 2007.
Global:
Review of anti terrorism laws in the Commonwealth,
Pambazuka News, September 14, 2007.
Commonwealth
News and Information Service (London), AllAfrica.Com,
September 14, 2007.
Do
counter-terrorism measures create secure societies? A review of
anti-terrorism laws across the Commonwealth, Dhivehi Observer,
September 13, 2007.
Anti-terror
steps should not violate human rights: CHRI,
Daily Times - Pakistan, September 12, 2007.
NGO
shuns Kashmir move to amend act, The
Asian Age, September 11, 2007.
Commentary:
Countering terrorism through human rights,
Caribbean Net News, September 11, 2007.
Jammu & Kashmir Right to Information
Amendment Bill 2007 News:
- Section
8 of RTI act blocks info on HR violations, Greater Kashmir,
September 15, 2007.
- Asks
Governor to withhold his consent, Kashmir Watch, September
13, 2007.
- Governor
urged to withold his consent on RTI, Ann Kashmir Images,
September 13, 2007.
- RTI
in J&K: Governor urged to withold his consent, Sulekha,
September 13, 2007.
- Return
RTI amendment Bill: CHRI to Governor,
News Agency of Kashmir, September 12, 2007.
- Return
RTI amendment Bill: CHRI to Governor, The Early Times,
September 12, 2007.
- Do
not give assent to RTI Amendment Bill, The Tribune,
September 12, 2007.
- J&K
RTI Amendments - Urgent Action Appeal, India RTI Blog
Spot, September 11, 2007.
- J-K’s
new RTI Act insipid: Habibullah, The Indian Express,
September 06, 2007.
-
J&K
Information Commission lacks teeth,
Kashmir Times, September 03, 2007.
-
J&K
RTI Act amended, State to have Information Commission soon,
The Hindu, September 02, 2007.
-
Half-Hearted
Attempt: Tarigami on amendment to J&K RTI Act,
WebIndia.Com, September 01, 2007.
- CHRI
urges Governor to withhold assent, Kashmir Times, September
01, 2007.
-
RTI
Bill Passed, Kashmir Times, August
31, 2007.
-
Between
the Lines - Right to Information: An Act in futility,
Kashmir Times, August 31, 2007.
India
court dismisses review petitions on police reform - Press Release,
OneWorld.Net, August 31, 2007.
Security
at what cost?, The Hindu, August 22, 2007.
AFC
still awaiting response from PPP/C, PNCR on Freedom of Information
Bill, Stabroek News-Guyana, August 09, 2007.
Police
Bill must be framed in a transparent manner,
The Hindu, July 22, 2007.
The
public should be consulted on Police Act before submitting the
act on Legislative Assembly: Daruwala, Deshbandhi - Raipur,
July 08, 2007.
Objection
by Singhdeo and NGOs on new Police Act,
Chhattisgarh, July 08, 2007.
New
Police Act is approved, Navbharat
- Raipur, July 08, 2007.
Vigil
held for 44 Ghanaians killed in Gambia,
MyJoyOnline.Com - Ghana, July 04, 2007.
Cries
for jail reforms remain unheard: Prisoners of the past: Part I,
Business Standard, July 03, 2007.
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