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Feb 28, 2019 In-the-news

Illuminating Government’s Dusty Corners: CHRI and the Right to Information

  Venkatesh Nayak, coordinator of the Access to Information-team at the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), has spent a career illuminating bureaucracy’s dusty corners.

Feb 26, 2019 Events

6th National Conference with Heads of Prisons of all Indian states and UTs

  CHRI is participating in a two-day conference being organised with the Heads of Prisons of States/UTs on 26 and 27 February in Bhopal. We hope to, through this conference, pave the way for constructive deliberation on prison reforms across the country.

Feb 25, 2019 Press-releases

IT Amendment Rules 2018: Special Procedures, Human Rights Council writes to the govt of India expressing concerns over provisions

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) would like to present to its readers a communication from the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council to the Government of India regarding the Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018 and its potential

Feb 18, 2019 Press-releases

Pulwama: CHRI calls for swift action against perpetrators, urges international bodies to hold agencies responsible

Photo: PTI New Delhi, February 18: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has expressed deep grief at the terrible terror attack in Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir, which took a devastating toll of lives of over 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel -- one of India's major pa

Feb 15, 2019 Press-releases

CHRI calls for peaceful, free and fair elections in Nigeria

  New Delhi, February 15: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) today called upon all stakeholders in Nigeria to ensure that Saturday's general elections will be free, fair and peaceful.

Feb 15, 2019 Press-releases

End persecution of journalists critical of the govt, SAMDEN urges the Philippines

AFP/Ghetty Images New Delhi, February 15: The South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN) urges authorities in the Phillipines to drop all charges against noted journalist Maria Ressa  and to respect journalists' legitimate right to report on matters of public interest including all

Feb 14, 2019 Blog

The Comptroller and Auditor General's performance audit report of capital acquisitions -- including the Rafale fighter aircraft purchase

Image courtesy: https://www.newsclick.in Feb 14, 2019 By: Venkatesh Nayak The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG) auditing the performance of the Indian Air Force in the area of capital acquisition was tabled in both Houses of Parliament yesterday.

Feb 14, 2019 Press-releases

Another RTI activist death brings up Maharashtra’s toll to 16; India urgently needs to step up and protect its citizens from reprisals, says CHRI

Image: Hindustan Times New Delhi, February 14: The alleged murder of another RTI activist in Maharashtra must be strongly condemned. The Pune Police discovered the decomposed body of 32-year old Vinayak Shirsath on Tuesday, February 12.

Feb 10, 2019 Press-releases

Pak govt must heed stakeholders’ concerns before establishing new media regulatory authority: SAMDEN

Image: Journal du Cameroun New Delhi, February 10: The South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN) has urged the Pakistan government to enter a transparent dialogue with media leaders in that country over acute concerns about a proposed new media authority that could potentially render journalist

Feb 10, 2019 Blog

Social Justice & Empowerment Ministry claims: Cabinet Note and materials regarding 10% quota law cannot be disclosed under RTI

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