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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
Nusrat killing: A spotlight on sexual violence in Bangladesh
[Bangladesh Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina with Nusrat Jahan Rafi's family on April 15, 2019.
