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Jan 24, 2021 Publications Access to Information

Life And Death In The Time Of RTI

On an average between 7-8 lakh RTI applications are filed in Maharashtra every year. Maharashtra also has the dubious distinction of reporting the most number of attacks on people who use the RTI Act to demand information from government agencies as a matter of right.

Mar 18, 2020 Press-releases

An Open Letter to the President by the Constitutional Conduct Group : Delhi Violence and its Aftermath

It is with deep anguish and concern that we, the members of the Constitutional Conduct Group (“CCG”) comprising former civil servants, write this letter to place before you some major issues in the aftermath of the widespread violence in North-East Delhi, which began on 23rd February 20

Mar 18, 2020 In-the-news Police Reform

We need more policewomen

Mar 18, 2020 (The Hindu) By: Devyani Srivastava Increasing the number of women recruits alone will not be enough; institutional changes are as important At least since 2009, when the Home Ministry set 33% as the target for women’s representation in the police, increasing women&rsqu

Mar 12, 2020 In-the-news Access to Information

UG, Kingsway Basic School emerge win Commonwealth debates

Mar 12, 2020 (Ghanaian Times) The University of Ghana and Kaneshie Kingsway I Basic School on Monday emerged winners of two separate debates organised to commemorate this year’s Commonwealth Day in Accra.

Mar 15, 2020 Events

Sanjoy Hazarika, International Director, CHRI- In conversation with the 19 City Core Group members/networks, Mumbai

  Sanjoy Hazarika (on screen) in conf call with Bombay City Core Group (CCG) on Saturday on the work of this unique community of 19 NGOs is doing in the field.

Mar 11, 2020 In-the-news Prison Reform

Bengal and the question of justice

(Telegraph India) By:  Deepan Kumar Sarkar & Madhurima Dhanuka The recently released India Justice Report 2019, which provides a succinct analysis of government data across the four pillars of justice — judiciary, police, prisons and legal aid — ranks West Bengal at 12th p

Mar 11, 2020 In-the-news Police Reform

Explained: Why the Police Fails at Handling Riots

Mar 10, 2020 By: N.C. Asthana  (The Hindu) There is a popular myth, often fostered by the police itself, that the force requires ‘orders’ from their superiors, i.e. the political executive, in order to ‘act’.

Mar 22, 2020 Blog

RTI data reveals huge mismatch in J&K apple procurement claims of governments

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Feb 28, 2020 Press-releases

Delhi violence: WGHR calls on NHRC to assert statutory mandate

Feb 28, 2020 New Delhi, India A coalition of human rights groups today reminded the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of its statutory mandate, which empowers the Commission to take suo motu action in the face of human rights violations, particularly acts of omission and commission by pu