CHRI MAKES A VIDEO INTERVENTION IN THE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION AT THE 45th REGULAR SESSION OF THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Geneva CHRI delivered a video oral statement in the Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (Agenda Item 3) at the 45th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council.
Compliance With Supreme Court Directives on Police Reforms
Background: In 1996, two retired Director Generals of Police (DGPs), Prakash Singh and NK Singh, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court seeking orders to the central and state governments to implement the National Police Commission (NPC) recommendations.
Madras HC Order Reignites Demand for Holding Officers Rejecting RTI Queries Accountable
Madras high court. Credit: Wikimedia Commons RTI activists have long insisted that an imposition of penalties and payment of compensation to applicants can be used as tools for ensuring adherence to the norms of providing information within a reasonable time frame.
Ten Things You Should know about Indian Prisons- An Analysis of Prison Statistics India 2019
Ten things you should know about Indian Prisons is an annual publication of CHRI since 2015, that highlights trends and major findings from the National Crime Records Bureau's (NCRB) annual statistical report - Prison Statistics India.
PRESS STATEMENT ON PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2019 (ACT 989)
Ghana Sept 03, 2020 The Coalition on the Right to Information, Ghana (RTI Coalition) is troubled and disappointed with the kind of responses received by institutions and individuals seeking information from some public institutions under the RTI Act.
Consultancy with Prison Reforms Programme
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)'s Prison Reforms Programme is looking for a consultant to conduct research and draft a Guide on Defending Children in Detention who are Asylum Seekers or Refugees in India.