CIC won’t give J&K info on its hydel projects
By Venkatesh Nayak (Indian Express) We will extract electricity from the rivers of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to power your homes, offices and streets but we will not throw any light on handing back those hydel projects to the State seems to be the stance of NHPC Ltd,
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: States must tackle crimes against journalists
Nov 2, 2017 New Delhi, India On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on 2nd November, the South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN), pay tributes to the journalists throughout the world who work tirelessly, courageously and professionally
CHRI co-hosts roundtable on citizen-friendly policing in Tanzania
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), with support from Hanns Seidel Foundation Tanzania Office (HSF), organised an Expert Roundtable on Citizen-Friendly Policing in Tanzania on October 31, 2017 at New Africa Hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Negotiations for return of J&K Hydel Projects
Background to the RTI Intervention Readers may recollect my email alert disseminated in April 2016 about the NHPC's earnings from hydel projects in J&K. NHPC supplied figures under the RTI Act to show that it had earned more than Rs.
Negotiations for return of J&K Hydel Projects: CIC rejects request for transparency treating NHPC as both
Image courtesy: http://kashmirreader.com/ By Venkatesh Nayak Earlier this month, the Central Information Commission (CIC) refused to direct NHPC Ltd to open up details of negotiations regarding the return of hydel projects it operates in Jammu and Kashmir.
CHRI holds consultation on a policy e-repository on women police in India
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) held a roundtable consultation on its latest resource “Policy E-Repository on Women in Police in India”.
Supreme Court and CHRI’s Legal Aid Report
By Raja Bagga The Supreme Court is currently addressing crucial prison reform issues through a writ petition titled ‘Re-Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons’.
CHRI facilitates regional expert meet on RTI in Dhaka
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) facilitated a Regional Expert Meeting on Right To Information (RTI) in Dhaka on October 26-27, 2017, which was attended by experts from South Asia and Africa.
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Activists take stock of RTI use in Karnataka
A half-day meet was organised in Bengaluru to take stock of the implementation and use of RTI in Karnataka on October 22, 2017. The meet was attended by prominent and senior RTI activists, including a former Labour Minister, who is using RTI to expose land grab in the state.