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May 06, 2020 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

CPJ, 191 partner organizations urge UN Secretary General to take action to secure release of jailed journalists amid COVID-19

May 5, 2020 Secretary-General António Guterres United Nations Room NL-3019 New York, NY 10017 Sent via email Dear Mr.

May 06, 2020 Press-releases

Recognition of fearless work by Pulitzer Prize winning photographers: SAMDEN

May 5, 2020 Delhi/Kathmandu/Dhaka/Colombo/Boston Congratulating the three Indian photojournalists for winning the 2020 Pulitzer prize in the feature photography category for their images of Jammu and Kashmir, the South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN) described it as a recognition fo

May 05, 2020 Press-releases

Coronavirus: Resource NCCE to educate the public - CSOs

May 04, 2020 Some 59 Civil Society Organisations have urged the government to resource the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) to enable the commission to effectively educate the Ghanaian public on the Coronavirus pandemic.

May 04, 2020 In-the-news Prison Reform

Rise in Virus Cases in Crowded Indian Jails Prompts Concerns

May 02, 2020 (The New York Times) NEW DELHI — The spread of the coronavirus in India's notoriously crowded prisons has prompted authorities to impose jail lockdowns and release thousands of pretrial detainees on parole, as health experts worry that the cramped facilities are serving

May 01, 2020 In-the-news Prison Reform

DATA ANALYSIS: INDIAN PRISON STATISTICS V. GLOBAL PRISON TRENDS

May 01, 2020 By: Siddharth Lamba, Project Officer and Madhurima Dhanuka, Programme Head  An analysis of prison trends globally indicates that while overall crime rates around the world have declined, the number of people in prison on any given day is rising.

Apr 30, 2020 Press-releases

Contemporary forms of slavery and responses to COVID-19

April 30, 2020 During these uncertain and unprecedented times, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is committed to fight against contemporary forms of slavery that persist across the Commonwealth.

Apr 30, 2020 In-the-news Access to Information

Implement RTI Act at the earliest: CIC to Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh

April 30, 2020 (The Economic Times) NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the administration in Jammu & Kashmir to set up public information offices for all government departments at the earliest, and facilitate the implementation of the Right to Information Act in

Apr 30, 2020 In-the-news

Sanjoy Hazarika sheds light on ‘new normal’

Session centre around lockdown, its impact globally (Tribune News Service) April 29, 2020 A lot of people have been probably asking about a term, new normal, during the lockdown, which has been extended again in Punjab.

Apr 27, 2020 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

Coalition Against Torture: Government officials should be accountable for excessive use of force, ill-treatment during COVID-19 lockdown

April 23, 2020 (amnesty.org.

Apr 27, 2020 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

COVID-19 Lockdown in India – Need For A Tailored Approach As One Size Does Not Fit All Its Regions

April 25, 2020 (Ejil Talk) Written by Sarthak Roy and Niriksha Sanghvi The coronavirus disease (or covid-19) pandemic has created an unprecedented situation across the world with States struggling to treat infected persons and contain the spread of the virus, which has no known cure as yet.