Implementing Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation: A Guide to Accessing Information through Right to Information Laws

September 28 is celebrated globally as the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) to recognise the universal nature of the right to information (RTI) which guarantees everyone the right to seek, receive and impart information. The right to access information is enshrined in international and regional standards and conventions, and in national constitutions and laws.

Life And Death In The Time Of RTI

On an average between 7-8 lakh RTI applications are filed in Maharashtra every year. Maharashtra also has the dubious distinction of reporting the most number of attacks on people who use the RTI Act to demand information from government agencies as a matter of right.

The Right To Information-Ghana's Journey (1992-2019)

Several international and regional instruments and declarations that Ghana is party to, provide for the enactment of freedom of information legislation. The Universal Declaration on Human Rights and Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights are examples.

Easier Said Than Done Report for the 40th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council

  This Easier Said Than Done (ESTD) report is a part of the series started in 2007 to review the voting patterns of Commonwealth member states at the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.

CHRI Quarterly Newsletter: April 2019

  Dear readers, We are happy to present the latest newsletter reporting on our activities over the past year, which witnessed both been a continuation of CHRI’s mandate as well as an expansion of its scope. In 2018, we researched newer subjects, undertook more research, launched several reports and met with human rights stakeholders from across fields and geographies.

Guidebook- University Based Legal Aid Clinics and Persons in Custody

Within the legal aid delivery framework, access to justice for persons in custody has always been an area of considerable neglect.