State Level RTI : Tamilnadu
Law Tamil Nadu was the first state in India to enact an access law, namely the Tamil Nadu Right to Information Act 1997. The Act was passed by the Legislative Assembly in the first half of 1997, received the assent of the Governor on 4 May 1997 and was notified the following day.
State Level RTI : Kerala
Background Until recently, Kerala had no comprehensive access to information law. The State Government did prepare a draft Right to Information Bill, which was released in 2002, but no action was taken to enact the law.
First Ever All-Women RTI Workshop in J&K Highlights Growing Need for Right to Information in the State
23 March, 2016 By Manisha Chachra The first ever Right to Information (RTI) workshop for women in Jammu and Kashmir was held this week.
State Level RTI : Jammu and Kashmir
Law The Jammu and Kasmir Right to Information Act 2009 was passed by the State Legislature and it received the assent of the Governor on 20 March 2009.
Sensitization of Officers of Correctional Homes on Human Rights and Refugee Protection
EVALUATION REPORT
Reforming Kenya's Counter-Terrorism Strategy: What Should the Commonwealth Do?
18 March, 2016 By Uladzimir Dzenisevich On the night of 4th May 2015, around 9:00 pm, 48-year-old Affey Ali was sitting outside his home in Shalatey village, Wajir County, in North East Kenya, when men in military fatigues approached him and ordered him to lie face down.
Training and Workshops
Training RTI trainings for civil societies in Sri Lanka, Oct 28-31, 2018 Sharad Kumar (2004) AGNI Power Point Presentation on MRTI with Speaking Notes, first used at MRTI seminar organised by Mumbai Grahak Panchayat.
National Level RTI
The right to information campaign in India began with the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan ( MKSS) movement to bring in transparency in village accounts via the demand for minimum wages in rural India.
Modi government rejected 8.4% applications in 2014-15: Central Information Commission
NEW DELHI: In its first year in power at the Centre, the Narendra Modi government has rejected the most number of applications under Right to Information Act. The rate of rejection of RTI applications by central ministries and departments has climbed to 8.
What We Do
Legislative Advocacy Facilitating the effective entrenchment of the right to access to information in member states and the institutions of the Commonwealth is one of the key aims of CHRI's RTI Program.