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Jul 18, 2017 Multimedia Access to Information

Right to Information Knowledge Meet at Thrissur event: Photos

Jul 18, 2017 In-the-news Access to Information

Right to Information Knowledge Meet at Thrissur

Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), New Delhi  in collaboration with National Constitution Club (NCC), Thalassery organised a Right to  Information Knowledge Meet at Thrissur, Kerala on 16th July 2017.  Shri.

Jul 14, 2017 Blog

50% of AFSPA-related human rights complaints are from J&K, monetary relief recommended in 3% cases- RTI data from MHA for 2012-16 (upto January)

July 14, 2017 By:Venkatesh Nayak Last week, the media reported on the likelihood of The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) being withdrawn from certain parts of Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining parts of Assam.

Jul 06, 2017 Multimedia Access to Information

"[In Today's Time], The Best Way To Prevent Someone Refusing To Withdraw A RTI Is To Murder Them."

" The Government of India wants to amend the 2012 RTI Rules (Hindi version)  Watch this video to understand how dangerous some of these proposed rules are.

Jun 20, 2017 Blog

In an RTI reply, CRPF says, the death of 25 personnel in the April 2017 ambush at Sukma, Chhattisgarh was not a violation of their human rights

June 20, 2017 By:Venkatesh Nayak Readers will recollect the dastardly attack on CRPF personnel that occurred in Chhattisgarh on 24 April, 2017.

Jun 13, 2017 Events

A Brown Bag lunch with Mr. Kishore Bhargava

  June 12, 2017 New Delhi The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) hosted an energetic discussion with Mr. Kishore Bhargava, CEO of Linkaxis Technologies and member of the Governing Board of the Society for Development Communications today.

Jun 13, 2017 In-the-news Access to Information

All talk, little information

An assessment of relevant data recorded in the CIC’s annual reports of top government departments was conducted by Venkatesh Nayak and John Mascrinaus of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), an international not-for-profit organisation, for Frontline in early May.

Jun 03, 2017 In-the-news Prison Reform

$235 will help me come home

  Thirty two year old Adams Benson Oladetan, a Nigerian national continues to remain incarcerated in Presidency Correctional Home in Kolkata, India well past the official date of his release for lack of funds to return to his home country, Nigeria.

May 29, 2017 Events

CHRI Brown Bag with Mr. R. K. Mathur

(L-R) Mr. Sanjoy Hazarika (Director), Mr. R. K. Mathur and Venkatesh Nayak New Delhi, 29th May 2017-- The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) hosted a brown bag lunch with Mr. R. K.

May 29, 2017 Press-releases

CHRI demands independent inquiry on UP Police role in the ongoing Saharanpur violence

NewDelhi, 29May2017 On14-15May2017,CommonwealthHumanRightsInitiative(CHRI)visitedviolence-affectedShabbirpurandneighbouringvillagesinSaharanpurdistrict,UttarPradesh,aspartofanationallevelfact-findingteamledbytheNationalCampaignonDalitHumanRights(NCDHR).