Police must be sensitized in dealing with sexual assault survivors
Oct 30, 2019 By Ankur Otto (telegraphindia.
Central Government's 2019 RTI Rules: Making a mess of things to gain a stranglehold on Information Commissions after misleading Parliament
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Botswana activist Alice Mogwe elected new FIDH President
“The universality of human rights is under attack - we must fight back!” (Taipei) 24 October 2019 – Today, the member organisations of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) elected their new president, Botswana activist Alice Mogwe, during its 40th Congress in Tai
RTI reveals MEA put a lid on the Kashmir files of 1947-49 which the 2nd Indian Army Chief gave to Teen Murti Library: Archives reveal Pt. Nehru intended to invade Pakistan in 1947 to save Kashmir
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Assam's Tangled Web of Citizenship and the Importance of a Consensus
Oct 18, 2019 By Sanjoy Hazarika (thehinducentre.com) Villagers check their names in the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Pabhokati village in Morigaon district, in Assam.
CHRI condemns killing of Bangladeshi student
Oct 18, 2109 New Delhi, India The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) condemns the killing of Abrar Fahad, a second year student of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) who was allegedly beaten to death by leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing
CHRI invited by the North-Eastern Police Academy, Meghalaya, to be part of the Training Module on 'Human Rights in Prison Administration'
CHRI's Prison Reforms Programme was invited by the North-Eastern Police Academy, Meghalaya, to be part of the Training Module on 'Human Rights in Prison Administration'.
Can Changes to RTI Act Make Information Commissions Citizen-friendly?
Oct 14, 2019 By Shikha Chhibbar (caravandaily.com) The passing of the Right to Information (RTI) Act in 2005 was hailed as a major empowering tool for the citizens of India to get information from the public authorities at a minimum effort.
Agra Central Prison refuses details of J&K detenues under the RTI Act calling it "third party" information
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CHRI asks Maldives to cancel revocation of civil society group license
Oct 12, 2019 New Delhi, India Terming Maldives Government action against a prominent civil society group as “excessive and arbitrary”, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) today urged the Maldives to restore the license of the Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN)