National Level RTI
The right to information campaign in India began with the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan ( MKSS) movement to bring in transparency in village accounts via the demand for minimum wages in rural India.
Modi government rejected 8.4% applications in 2014-15: Central Information Commission
NEW DELHI: In its first year in power at the Centre, the Narendra Modi government has rejected the most number of applications under Right to Information Act. The rate of rejection of RTI applications by central ministries and departments has climbed to 8.
What We Do
Legislative Advocacy Facilitating the effective entrenchment of the right to access to information in member states and the institutions of the Commonwealth is one of the key aims of CHRI's RTI Program.
Trends from the CIC's Annual Report for 2014-15 - RTI applications decline, CIC imposes fewer penalties
17 March, 2016 By Venkatesh Nayak The Annual Report of the Central Information Commission (CIC) for the year 2014-15 is out. While the soft copy is not yet uploaded on the CIC's website, I obtained a hard copy from the office of the CIC on request.
Infographic: How Do The States Rank For Women in the Police
Statistics on police numbers in general and of women police in particular have been gathered and published by the Bureau of Police Research and Development since 2005. As on 1/1/2014, the total strength of police in India stands at 1,722,786. For a population of 1.
Can the Commonwealth Become a Normative Power It Wants to Be? Reflections on Leadership and Closer Links with Civil Society
15 March, 2016 By Uladzimir Dzenisevich In 2009, the Royal Commonwealth Society did a Commonwealth-wide survey to gather views about the association.
Let there be light : UK FoI inquiry a 'win' for transparency
CHRI was among the 30,000 organisations and individuals to make submissions to the UK’s FoI Commission inquiry which released it’s report yesterday.
Will the Commonwealth Finally Step Up in Sri Lanka?
14 March, 2016 By Trinanjan Radhakrishnan The 2015 edition of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which was held in Malta from November 27 to 29, marked the 50th anniversary of the Commonwealth’s reincarnation as an intergovernmental association.
Monitoring Prisons
The closed nature of penal system makes it easier for any kind of abuse to go unnoticed and unattended. Therefore, it becomes extremely important to hold the functionaries of prison accountable for their actions.
Prison Reforms: India
We focus on improving prison oversight and reducing prolonged, illegal or unnecessary detention.