Where are our missing soldiers?
May 21, 2023 By: Venkatesh Nayak (deccanherald.com) Last week, Pakistan released 198 Indians from its prisons as a ‘goodwill gesture’.
RTI First Appeals Are Increasing So Is Public Resentment
Is India's transparency law failing its citizens? Here is why one of the world's best transparency laws is failing to make the government accountable. (https://theprobe.
Launch of report ‘Global Supply Chains & COVID-19. Exposing exploitation in the personal protective equipment sector in Malaysia and Australia’
CHRI launched the COAP Report, available here. The Report titled ‘Global Supply Chains & COVID-19.
Virtual Event to Mark International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI)
To mark the International Day for Universal Access to Information on 28 September 2022, CHRI held a virtual forum to launch a compendium titled: ‘Implementing Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation: A Guide to Accessing Information through Right to Information Laws'.
Regional Level Sensitization Workshop for Key Stakeholders on Community Service Sentencing In Ghana
These workshops took place in the Greater Accra, Bono, Western, and Ashanti regions in June.
National Conference on Decriminalizing Petty Offences in Ghana
The Conference was organised by CHRI Africa in collaboration with Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in March. The Conference chaired by Justice Emile Short had Hon.
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) urges Commonwealth leaders to protect press freedom
London, 3 May 2023: On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) reaffirms that principles of press freedom are indispensable to the protection of all other human rights.
CIC's latest Annual Report: Rising number of first appeals indicates dissatisfaction with GoI's RTI replies is highest ever
Image courtesy: https://www.jagranjosh.com/ April 26, 2023 By: Venkatesh Nayak Two weeks ago, the first set of our findings from a preliminary analysis of the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) 2021-22 Annual Report (AR) was circulated.
National security cover for political party donations!
(Deccanherald.com) By Venkatesh Nayak Two months ago, I had written in this column about my struggle to get information about the number of donors (mind you, the number, not their names) who fund political parties and claim 100 per cent income tax exemption in return (DH 26/02/2023).
Gujarat HC's Judgment in Modi Degree Case Undermines the RTI Act
The Wire By: Venkatesh Nayak and B.K. Chandrashekar It is not clear at all as to how precisely would the individual’s – in this case PM Modi's – privacy would be violated by unravelling details of his qualifications.