Negotiations for return of J&K Hydel Projects
Background to the RTI Intervention Readers may recollect my email alert disseminated in April 2016 about the NHPC's earnings from hydel projects in J&K. NHPC supplied figures under the RTI Act to show that it had earned more than Rs.
CHRI holds consultation on a policy e-repository on women police in India
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) held a roundtable consultation on its latest resource “Policy E-Repository on Women in Police in India”.
Supreme Court and CHRI’s Legal Aid Report
By Raja Bagga The Supreme Court is currently addressing crucial prison reform issues through a writ petition titled ‘Re-Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons’.
CHRI facilitates regional expert meet on RTI in Dhaka
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) facilitated a Regional Expert Meeting on Right To Information (RTI) in Dhaka on October 26-27, 2017, which was attended by experts from South Asia and Africa.
Murder of Maltese journalist underlines ‘dangers of investigative journalism'
October 17, 2017 New Delhi, India The murder of Maltese investigative journalist and intrepid blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia points to the dangers of investigative journalism worldwide, a group of international editors and journalists said today.
Structural reform of UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies urged
October 17, 2017 New Delhi, India A two-day Asian regional consultation of international experts on reform of UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies has urged significant changes to the UN mechanisms to improve and monitor implementation by member countries.
A Prison Inside the Mind
By Madhurima Dhanuka (Hard News) More than 5,000 people with mental illness are currently imprisoned across India and despite the law’s corrective measures, little has been implemented According to the Mental Healthcare Act (MHA) 2017, a “prisoner with m
CHRI co-hosts 5th national RTI convention in Bhubaneswar
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) co-organised the 5th National Convention of the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI) at Utkal Mandap, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
International experts meet to discuss UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies
October 13, 2017 New Delhi, India About 20 international experts from across Asia met here today to discuss the challenges UN Human Rights mechanism especially Treaty Bodies face.
CHRI to co-organise 5th National Convention of the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is co-organising the 5th National Convention of the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI) from October 14 to 16, 2017 at Utkal Mandap, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.