India’s Sedition Law: Keeping it to its Limits
09 Sept, 2016 By Yashasvi Nain and Devika Prasad The Supreme Court’s latest order, on September 5, should be seen as the last word on sedition cases.
Sri Lanka's RTI Law to be phased in
On 04 August, 2016, the Hon'ble Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka certified their RTI Bill as having been "duly passed by Parliament". With this certification, the RTI Bill has become law in Sri Lanka.
National Convention In Solidarity with the Victims of Torture
PRESS RELEASE From Horror to Healing Statement of the National Convention In Solidarity with the Victims of Torture New Delhi, June 24-25 2016 As the world observes June 26 in solidarity with victims of torture, the pervasive existence of torture within India is a crime deserving of
Caste attrocities cases in Gujarat, investigations needs to be set right: Report by CHRI & NCDHR
Una, Gujarat: Following the attack on a Dalit family in Una district, Gujarat, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative & the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights have prepared a briefing note on standard of investigation in caste atrocity cases.
Problems in labelling NGO officers, staff
http://www.thehindu.com Thanks to the manner in which Parliament was pushed to pass The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act (Lokpal Act) in 2013, all NGOs receiving more than Rs.1 crore (Rs.
CHRI’s Jail Mail Hits Home
Guess what? The National Human Rights Commission read our Jail Mail, an occasional online feature put together by the intrepid members of our Prison Reform team.
Cabinet Secretariat endorses CIC recommendation for monthly disclosure of Ministries' performance reports
Readers will remember my email alert from May 2016 highlighting the order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) in my case relating to disclosure of agenda items of the Union Cabinet Meetings and the monthly reports of work done by Ministries a
CHRI requests Telangana CM to set up State Information Commission and CIC directs disclosure of all background materials relating to land acquisition law amendments
CHRI requests the Chief Minister of Telangana to set up the State Information Commission Readers may recollect that with the bifurcation of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (AP) into the new States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the administration and all statutory entities functioning in that Stat
National Convention In Solidarity with the Victims of Torture
PRESS RELEASE From Horror to Healing Statement of the National Convention In Solidarity with the Victims of Torture New Delhi, June 24-25 2016 As the world observes June 26 in solidarity with victims of torture, the pervasive existence of torture within India is a crime deserving
CBDT directs officers, authorities and CPIOs of Income Tax Department to comply with CIC's orders or face adverse action
Image courtesy: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ While appearing in a 2nd appeal matter before the Central Information Commission (CIC), earlier this year, I came across an instance of gross and continuing non-compliance of its orders by the Income Tax Department.