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Jul 23, 2019 Events

Prison Reforms team interacts with the new batch of Prison officers from the Academy of Prisons and Correctional Administration, Vellore

As a part of their study tour, the officers visited CHRI to understand the functioning of the organization and it's contribution towards prison reforms in the country.

Jul 22, 2019 Blog

RTI Amendment Bill 2019: Government is trying to fix something that ain't broke?

Image courtesy: www.orissapost.com July 22, 2019 By: Venkatesh Nayak “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”- is an age-old saying that has guided many a practical person, including governments.

Jul 19, 2019 Blog

GoI's RTI Amendment Bill to control salaries and tenure of Information Commissioners Contradicts its 2017 Policy for other Tribunals, Law Commission's Views and may fall foul of Article 14 of the Constitution

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Jun 01, 2019 India

Prison Reform : Why Prison Reforms?

Positioned at the very end of the criminal justice system, prisons and prisoners get minimal attention. Intended to keep the convicted away from society, prisons are often places of injustice with little possibility of rehabilitation.

May 22, 2019 In-the-news

Review of a book on climate change with a chapter co-authored by CHRI International Director Sanjoy Hazarika

The Third Pole | 21 May 2019  Much of climate change research has, so far, been led by countries in the temperate zone, otherwise known as the global North. This has skewed the perception of the crisis.

May 22, 2019 Blog

EVMs and VVPATs: RTI reveals- micro-controller used is not OTP type as claimed by the Election Commission, BEL and ECIL refuse to reveal software audit reports citing national security and commercial confidence

Image courtesy: https://www.news18.com/ May 22, 2019 By: Venkatesh Nayak All seven phases of voting to elect members of the 17th Lok Sabha have been completed. The votes will be counted on 23rd May, 2019.

May 14, 2019 Blog

Women in Police: India needs more than just tokenism by political parties

  By Pavani Nagaraja Bhat,  Project Officer, Police Reforms Programme, CHRI  As of 1 January 2017, the strength of women police in India was 7.28% of the total police.

May 07, 2019 Press-releases

SAMDEN welcomes release of Reuters journalists in Myanmar, urges greater media freedom

  New Delhi, May 7 -- While the release of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar after 17 months of imprisonment is a welcome step, authorities there must also respond to calls for greater media freedom, the South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN) said today.

May 01, 2019 Blog

Committees to inquire into complaints against CIC: DoPT claims secrecy over the proposal and sends a copy of the RTI Act free of charge

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Apr 26, 2019 In-the-news

Important how to cover news

April 26, 2019 (DH news service) While freedom of the press is important, media personnel should follow a set of principles, Sanjoy Hazarika, Director of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), said.