JAIL MAIL: KEY TO TRANSPARENCY: CHRI’S GUIDEBOOK ON RTI AND PRISONS
In October this year, India completed 13 years of having ushered in a progressive law, the Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005, which empowered Indian citizens to seek access to vital information necessary for the democratic functioning of our nation.
CHRI letter urging human rights bodies to intervene in case of missing transgender political candidate in Telengana
Photo Credit: AFP To, Mr KC Rao, Chief Minister, Telangana Mr Rajnath Singh, Union Minister of Home Affairs Mr Naini Narshimha Reddy, Telangana Home Minister Mr OP Rawat, Chief Election Commissioner of India Justice H. L. Dattu, Chairman, NHRC Justice Shri B.
Read reports on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks accessed from the Maharashtra Legislature under the RTI Act, while the Union Home Ministry denies access
Image courtesy: https://www.dnaindia.com/ (Mumbai Attacks) Next Monday (26 November, 2018), marks the completion of a decade since a group of armed militants launched attacks at multiple places in Mumbai in 2008.
CHRI Wants Independent Police Complaint Body Established in Ghana
A non-partisan and international Non-Governmental Organization commonwealth human rights initiative has held public forum on establishing an independent police complaint body in Ghana.
Event (Sri Lanka): “Role of Parliament of Sri Lanka in protecting democracy, human rights and the Rule of Law”
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Indian Workers in Gulf: Unsung Heroes Who Pay With Their Lives
A series of RTI interventions reveals the yawning gap between fanciful perception and painful reality.
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative: The Big Picture on Small States, Chatham House, London
[Address by Senator the Hon. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Liberal senator for New South Wales and Minister for International Development an the Pacific] Thank you, thank you very much. Can I start by acknowledge my panellists, and thank Chatham House for this opportunity.
Concluded: Workshops on the Implementation of Access to Information Act, 2016, in Kenya
CHRI and the Katiba Institute concluded two intensive workshops on the Implementation of Access to Information (ATI) Act, 2016, in Nairobi and Nakuru Kenya this past week, with support from the Commonwealth Foundation.
Delay in appointment of Lokpal & Lokayukta: Who will bell the graft?
The efficacy of Lokayuktas in tackling corruption has been questioned in the context of very few complaints being filed in the first place.
CJI Gogoi [said], “I am trying to make justice accessible while acting as executive chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) for the last one year. I do not know how far I have succeeded.