Central Government justifies the Draft RTI Rules based on CIC's Management Regulations that Delhi High Court struck down in 2010
April 05, 2016 By Venkatesh Nayak The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has published a 'factual position' about the content of the Draft Right to Information Rules, 2017 that seek to replace the existing RTI Rules notified in 2012.
Media’s need to maximize use of RTI stressed
March 13, 2017 Dhaka Bangladesh’s RTI Act of 2009 has opened up opportunities for the journalists to gather information from authorities to develop in-depth and investigative reports for the media.
Political Party Funding through Electoral Bonds - Backward Leap to the Era of Secrecy
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Solma Begum finally reaches home!
CHRI celebrates the return of 38 year old Solma Begum to her home in Sunderganj, Bangladesh. It has taken almost a year and sustained effort on behalf of CHRI, police and the media to ensure her joyful reunion with her family.
Demonetization versus Transparency of Indian Political Parties’ Cash-in-Hand Declarations
By Venkatesh Nayak The dust has not yet settled on the demonetisation drive though more than 75 days have lapsed since the Government announced the pathbreaking 'notebandi' decision in November, 2016.
CHRI interacts with Guwahati print and electronic media on RTI law
On 05 December, 2016, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) organised an informal media interaction in Guwahati, Assam, on India’s Right to Information act (RTI) with senior representatives of print and electronic media.
Union Ministers with cash in Hand? A CHRI enquiry
By Venkatesh Nayak With the exception of the Vice President of the Indian National Congress (INC) who queued up before a bank branch in Delhi to exchange a small sum of the demonetised notes for new ones, people did not see any other political leader from any other political party queueing up bef
THE STATE OF POLICING IN INDIA, an informal Media Briefing on 30 November in Delhi
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) Informal Media Briefing the State of Policing in India Accessing Information, Reviewing Reforms 30 November 2016, New Delhi India’s laws on policing are steeped in its colonial past.
