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Mar 15, 2023 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

RWANDA: QUESTIONABLE TRIAL AFTER JOURNALIST’S DEATH

86 ORGANIZATIONS REITERATE CALL FOR AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION Rwandan authorities must allow an independent, impartial and effective investigation into the death of the Rwandan journalist John Williams Ntwali, 86 civil society organizations and media associations said today, reiterating a 31

Mar 18, 2023 In-the-news Access to Information

Why did the Delhi High Court say non-citizens have a right to information under the RTI Act?

Mar 18, 2023 (theleaflet.in) DOES the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) extend to non-citizens? It does, as per a Delhi High Court ruling this week which held that there cannot be an absolute prohibition on disclosure of information to non-citizens.

Mar 09, 2023 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Global Supply Chains & COVID-19. Exposing exploitation in the personal protective equipment sector in Malaysia and Australia

The COVID-19 pandemic diminished the enjoyment of human rights across the globe, increasing the risk of human trafficking, forced labour and other forms of exploitation.

Mar 13, 2023 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Commonwealth Day 2023: Member States must honour and implement commitments made in Commonwealth Charter

London, Accra, New Delhi: On this Commonwealth Day, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative urges Member States to take stock of their commitments on human rights, good governance and the rule of law, and work together to ensure the realisation of human rights across the Commonwealth.

Mar 08, 2023 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Digital gender gap is a barrier to women’s full participation in society

On this International Women’s Day, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and the Commonwealth 8.7 Network call upon Commonwealth Member States to bridge the digital gender gap and ensure that women across the Commonwealth are able to reap the benefits of digital technologies.

Feb 09, 2023 In-the-news Access to Information

Whistle-blower Shashikant Warise, who Penned People’s Anguish against Toxic Oil Refinery Project, Killed

Feb 09, 20223 (moneylife.in) By: Vinita Deshmukh  Forty-five-year-old Shashikant Warise quietly pursued his journalism from Kodavli town of Rajapur taluka of Ratnagiri district.

Feb 03, 2023 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Rwandan Authorities Should Ensure an Independent Investigation into John Williams Ntwali’s Death

Joint Statement by 100 Civil Society Organizations and Press Associations January 31, 2023 – Rwandan authorities should allow an independent, impartial, and effective investigation, drawing on international expertise, into the death of John Williams Ntwali, a leading inves

Jan 27, 2023 Blog

RTI reveals: GoI's directions to block Twitter URLs and other social and digital media content soared in 2022

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Jan 23, 2023 Blog

BBC film on the 2002 Gujarat communal violence: RTI reveals Parliament has not scrutinised the 2021 IT Blocking Rules; Blocking orders denied on national security grounds

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Jan 23, 2023 Publications Prison Reform

Inside Punjab Prisons

The report, ‘Inside Punjab Prisons’, is a detailed study on the condition of prisons in Punjab commissioned by the Punjab State Legal Services Authority (PULSA) to CHRI in 2018.