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What's New (Archives) for the year 2006

The Amendment to RTI Act has been stopped due to public pressure by Maja Daruwala and Venkatesh Nayak, Indian Voter, December 2006.

International Anti Corruption Day: Using Freedom of Information in Fiji’s fight against corruption by Claire Cronin, CHRI.

Institutional denial of rights by Rajan Kumar, The Hitvada, 10 December 2006.

Institutional denial of human rights by Shashank Thakur, Chhattisgarh, 10 December 2006.

New initiatives in police reforms by Sumit Kumar, Chhattisgarh Editorial, 30 November 2006.

New era of reforms by freeing police force from political interference in sign by Sumit Kumar, The Hitavada, 10 November 2006.

Seize the opportunity by Devika Prasad & Caroline Avanzo, The Hindu, 05 November 2006.

File Notings: Who said what? by Sohini Paul, Apna Panna, October 2006.

Fight to Information by Maja Daruwala & Navaz Kotwal, The Indian Express, 30 October 2006.

RTI: Tripura shows the way by Venkatesh Nayak, The Tribune, 29 October 2006.

Never-ending story by Navaz Kotwal, The Hindu, 29 October 2006.

Will government defy cynics, make good on police reform? by Maja Daruwala, The Indian Express, 09 October 2006.

Reform the cop: Tempering autonomy with accountability by Swati Mehta , The Tribune, 08 October 2006.

RTI will improve governance by Indra Jeet Mistry, The Tribune, 01 October 2006.

The Ujjain Shocker by G.P. Joshi, The Indian Express, 09 September 2006.

The Kolkata Gazette~aka The Elusive Gazelle by Venkatesh Nayak, The Statesman, 04 September 2006.

Plight of human rights panels by Mandeep Tiwana, The Tribune, 03 September 2006.

File notings: Centre shouldn’t tinker with RTI Act by Maja Daruwala and Venkatesh Nayak, The Tribune, 20 August 2006.

The Dawn of Right to Information on the African Continent? by Indra Jeet Mistry, ACARM Newsletter, Summer 2006.

Not on our watch: Nigerian Human Rights Community releases a report on the Bello sacking, media release from CHRI, 12 July 2006.

Police Accountability: A Right Not a Privilege by Ruth Duncan, Ghanaian Chronicle,11 July 2006.

Criminal justice reforms CrPC amendment a big relief for undertrials by Mandeep Tiwana, The Tribune, 09 July 2006.

Good Cop, Bad Cop: The state of police reform in the Commonwealth by Daniel Woods, IMLU Newsletter, June 2006.

The Police council in Ghana by Edmund Amarkwei Foley, IMLU Newsletter, June 2006.

Fighting fire with fire by Dr. Doel Mukerjee, Hindustan Times, 29 June 2006.

Prisoners to state apathy by Maja Daruwala, Indian Express, 24 June 2006.

Amendments in CrPC by Monika Saroha, Ebc-India.com, June 2006.

Final statement - Arusha police accountability roundtable, June 2006.

Media Release and Concluding Statement & Recommendation of East Africa Roundtable Conference on Police Reforms by CHRI, 13 June 2006.

A premier prescription for tackling terrorism by Kirpal Dhillon, The Hindu, 11 June 2006.

A law to legalise the illegal by G.P. Joshi, Indian Express, 30 May 2006.

Dawn of the right to information in Africa? by Indra Jeet Mistry, The Zimbabwean, 25 May 2006.

The Dawn of Right to Information in Africa? by Indra Jeet Mistry, World News, 25 May 2006.

State Information Commission: Justice versus Suffering by Prateek Pandey, Dainik Bhaskar, MP, 20 May 2006.

Namibia: UN Human Rights Council: Just a New Name? by Andrew Galea Debono, Allafrica.com, 19 May 2006.

UN Human Rights Council: Just a New Name? by Andrew Galea Debono, Tamil Canadian Services,19 May 2006.

UN Human Rights Council: Just a New Name? by Andrew Galea Debono, The Namibian, 19 May 2006.

The UN Human Rights Council: Just a New Name? by Andrew Galea Debono, Legalbrief Africa, 15 May 2005.

The UN Human Rights Council: Just a New Name? by Andrew Galea Debono, Dhivehi Observer, 13 May 2005.

Will the tide of freedom of information in the Caribbean reach St Vincent’s shores? by Indra Jeet Mistry, Carribean Net News, 05 May 2006.

Media Release: Human Rights Council Elections by CHRI, 02 May 2006.

Shuffling IAS, IPS officers like chess pawns by Swati Mehta, The Tribune, 30 April 2006.

Press statement on the shooting of innocent civilians by policemen at Dansoman, Accra by CHRI, 21 April 2006.

Press Release: Forced Evictions in Ghana by CHRI, 19 April 2006.

Strengthening grassroots democracy through the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Right to Information Act by Sohini Paul, Poorest Area Civil Society Programme Newsletter (Empowerpoor.org), Volume 2 Issue 5, April 2006.

Draconian law a threat to civil liberties by Dr. Doel Mukerjee, Voice of Ambition, 10 April 2006.

Draconian law a threat to civil liberties by Dr. Doel Mukerjee, The Tribune, 09 April 2006.

Duplicity is the name of the game! by Dr. Doel Mukerjee, Sahara Time, 01 April 2006.

Stealing Money meant for Children by Dr Rakesh Ranjan, Voice of Ambition, 30 March 2006.

Kenyan Media Freedom Goes Up in Smoke by Clare Doube, Voice of Ambition, 30 March 2006.

Using the Commonwealth for more than Fun and Games by Andrew Galea Debono, Voice of Ambition, 30 March 2006.

Access to answer papers under RTI Act by Mandakini Devasher, The Hindu, 26 March 2006.

Commonwealth Should Hold Gov’ts Accountable by Aditi Datta, Post News Line, 14 March 2006.

Good Policing and Right to Information: The cure for Democracy in the Commonwealth? by Andrew Galea Debono, Port Villa Presse, Vanuatu, 14 March 2006.

How healthy is Democracy in the Commonwealth? by Andrew Galea Debono, Times of Malta, 13 March 2006.

How healthy is Democracy in the Commonwealth? by Andrew Galea Debono, Cocorioko.com, Sierra Leone, 13 March 2006.

How healthy is Democracy in the Commonwealth? by Andrew Galea Debono, Port Villa Presse, Vanuatu, 13 March 2006.

How healthy is Democracy in the Commonwealth? by Andrew Galea Debono, Stabroek News, 13 March 2006.

How Healthy is Democracy in the Commonwealth? by Andrew Galea Debono, Dhivehi Observer, 13 March 2006.

Good Policing and Right to Information: The cure for Democracy in the Commonwealth? by Andrew Galea Debono, Dhivehi Observer, 13 March 2006.

March 13 is Commonwealth Day - This year's theme is 'Health and Vitality' by CHRI, Dhivehi Observer, 13 March 2006.

Jessica Lall case: Need to reform the system by Mandeep Tiwana, The Tribune, 12 March 2006.

From Kenya to Australia, civil liberties are in danger by Andrew Galea Debono, The Standard Online, Kenya, 10 March 2006.

Good Policing and Right to Information: The cure for Democracy in the Commonwealth? by Andrew Galea Debono, LegalBrief Africa, 09 March 2006.

How Healthy is Democracy in the Commonwealth? by Andrew Galea Debono, LegalBrief Africa, 09 March 2006.

Open Sesame - Freedom of Information by Mandakini Devasher, CaymanNetNews, 08 March 2006.

CHRI Media Release, March 2006: Kenya Media Freedom Goes Up in Smoke by Clare Doube, 03 March 2006.

The Forgotten Police Agenda by Mandeep Tiwana, Civil Society, Feb-Mar 2006.

Bringing Democratic Policing to Rural India by Devika Prasad and Monika Saroha, Grassroots, February 2006.

A Democratic Police Act for India by Devika Prasad, Combat Law, February 2006.

Tasks before the Soli Sorabjee panel by Doel Mukerjee, The Tribune, 19 February 2006.

Freedom of Information: The Key to Democratic Reform in the Maldives by Mandakini Devasher, Dhivehi Observer, 15 February 2006.

Freedom of Information: The Key to Democratic Reform in the Maldives by Mandakini Devasher, Minivan News, 15 February 2006.

Right to Info extends to file notings by Y.G. Muralidharan, Indian Express, 13 February 2006.

Ruling on exam answerscipts needs to be debated by Y.G. Muralidharan, Indian Express, 10 February 2006.

CHRI submission re: Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission by CHRI, February 2006.

Talk more for a modern police by Dr. Doel Mukerjee, Civil Society, February 2006.

Shaping a Professional force by Mandeep Tiwana, Sahara Time, 04 February 2006.

Holding the Police to Account by Swati Mehta, Sahara Time, 04 February 2006.

Needed, appropriate political direction from govt by Devika Prasad, Sahara Time, 04 February 2006.

People's Policing by Monika Saroha, Sahara Time, 04 February 2006.

The Guyana Freedom of Information Bill: a crucial opportunity to entrench good governance by Jeet Mistry, Stabroek News, 20 January 2006.

Freedom of Information: Promoting good governance in Sierra Leone by Jeet Mistry, Awoko, 17 January 2006.

Officials can't hide their assets by Y.G. Muralidharan, Indian Express, 09 January 2006.

Breaking the bureaucratic mould by Indra Jeet Mistry, Yojana, January 2006.