PRESIDENTIAL ASSENT TO THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT: A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT
May 27, 2019 The Coalition on the Right to Information (RTI) Ghana is delighted with the presidential assent given to the Right to Information Act on Tuesday May 21, 2019, by President Nana Akufo-Addo.
'Ghana may legalise same-sex marriage in 2039'
Ghana Web | 24 May 2019 A private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has estimated 2039 as a possible timeline to when Ghana may pass or accept same sex marriage in its legal framework.
'Breaking the silence': Report documents torture in Kashmir
"Rights bodies say India uses torture as 'instrument of control' to quash rebellion in Indian-administered Kashmir," says a news article in the Al Jazeera.
Review of a book on climate change with a chapter co-authored by CHRI International Director Sanjoy Hazarika
The Third Pole | 21 May 2019 Much of climate change research has, so far, been led by countries in the temperate zone, otherwise known as the global North. This has skewed the perception of the crisis.
EVMs and VVPATs: RTI reveals- micro-controller used is not OTP type as claimed by the Election Commission, BEL and ECIL refuse to reveal software audit reports citing national security and commercial confidence
Image courtesy: https://www.news18.com/ May 22, 2019 By: Venkatesh Nayak All seven phases of voting to elect members of the 17th Lok Sabha have been completed. The votes will be counted on 23rd May, 2019.
A Chronicle of the Crime Fiction That is Adityanath's Encounter Raj
In the last ten months, UP police has conducted four police encounters per day. The Wire met families of 14 people who were killed in these encounters by the police. Read the full story here.
CHRI response to MHA advisory to states mandating filing of FIRs
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) appreciates and supports the advisory by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on 16 May 2019 on the “failure to record information under Section 154 (1) of CrPC punishable under Section 166A of IPC” issued to the Additional Chi
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.
Women in Police: India needs more than just tokenism by political parties
By Pavani Nagaraja Bhat, Project Officer, Police Reforms Programme, CHRI As of 1 January 2017, the strength of women police in India was 7.28% of the total police.
A coalition with common goals may make the best government for a complex nation like India
Like hundreds of millions of Indians, I, too, have voted, exercising my legal, constitutional and fundamental right to pick a party and a candidate of my choice.