Justice for Khashoggi, Sohail Khan, repeal Bangladesh’s draconian Digital Security Act: SAMDEN
New Delhi, October 20: Expressing horror at the disappearance and reported brutal murder of Saudi commentator Jamal Khashoggi inside Saudi diplomatic premises.
NHRC: A Toothless Tiger?
The National Human Rights Commission commemorates its 25th anniversary, but does it have anything to celebrate? Human rights scholars Sanjoy Hazarika and Sarthak Roy examine. First published here.
Four Commonwealth countries elected to HRC: CHRI expresses concern over lack of accountability, ‘Clean Slate Syndrome’
New Delhi, October 17 Noting that the UN General Assembly recently elected 18 countries to the Human Rights Council (HRC) at Geneva, including Cameroon, Bangladesh, Fiji and India from the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) expressed concern about unconte
Advocates call for the intensification of education on RTI bill
Panelists in focus group discussions on the Right to Information (RTI) bill had called for the intensification of education on the bill to get people to demand the passage of it into law.
City-wide surveillance helps police solve 520 cases in a year
year after it was made fully functional, the city-wide closed circuit television camera (CCTV) surveillance system has helped the police make 700 arrests, according to the first report on the system’s performance.
"Information obtained through RTI applications can prove to be a potent weapon for journalists"
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Journalists apprised on using RTI in journalism
KOLKATA: A capacity building workshop on 'using RTI in journalism' was jointly organised by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group (MCRG) at a local hotel in Kolkata today. The initiative was supported by Fur Die Freheit.
Using RTI as a reporting tool: CHRI conducts workshops with journalists in Kolkata
CHRI’s Access to Information team held two back-to-back workshops with media persons and journalists on “The Use of RTI in Journalism” on October 8 and 9, 2018, in Kolkata.
Concluded: Workshop on using RTI as a journalism tool in Kolkata
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How my RTI application made the CIC to direct Defence Ministry to disclose joint operational doctrines
Oct 05, 2018 (theleaflet.