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Nov 28, 2022 In-the-news Access to Information

DPDP Bill, 2022: A Small Amendment May Impact Indians’ Rights To Information And Accountability

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Jul 30, 2022 Press-releases

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: Still a long way to go to achieve SDG Target 8.7

London, July 30 - Today is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. As we observe this day, we note that contemporary forms of slavery, including human trafficking, continues to be a heinous crime impacting women, men and children across the world. From the 40.

Jul 21, 2022 Blog

PMSVANidhi scheme for street vendors: RTI reveals 0.01% beneficiaries are from minority communities and less than 1% beneficiaries are persons with disabilities

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Jul 16, 2022 Blog

RTI reveals OBC street vendors have benefited the most and STs the least from the PMSVANidhi scheme

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Jul 12, 2022 Blog

PMSVANidhi Scheme for Street Vendors: geographical and demographic analysis of implementation data obtained through the RTI Act

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Jul 09, 2022 Blog

PMSVANidhi scheme for street vendors: RTI reveals 15.88% loans have turned into non-performing assets (NPAs)

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Jun 24, 2022 Blog

Reimagining pre trial justice: An overview of pre trial detention Sierra Leone

June 24, 2022 By: Ms. Lydia Winyi Kembabazi1 Globally, there are over three million people held in pre-trial detention and other forms of remand imprisonment throughout the world with a 30% rise of pre-trial detainees globally since the year 20002.

Jun 23, 2022 Blog

Pre-trial detention as a punishment: The situation for LGBT persons in Uganda

June 23, 2022 By: Adrian Jjuuko Pre-trial detention is commonplace in Uganda, because the reigning mentality in criminal investigations tends to favour the ‘arrest first, investigate later’ approach.

Jun 17, 2022 Blog

Pre-trial detention is structural violence

June 17, 2022 By: Ambika Satkunanathan Pre-trial detention, particularly extended pre-trial detention, is common in South Asia with persons in pre-trial detention often constituting the majority of the prison population.

Jun 16, 2022 Blog

How are global prison trends reflected in Commonwealth countries?

Jun 16, 2022 By: Tríona Lenihan[1] Since 2015, Penal Reform International’s annual Global Prison Trends reports have analysed and documented trends in the use of imprisonment, changes and issues faced by people in prison – especially those belonging to certain, often vulnera