Side event at the UNECE Regional Forum for Sustainable Development
Civil society organisations are at the heart of strong partnerships to address the multi-faceted impacts of current crises including climate change, the COVID 19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
Why did the Delhi High Court say non-citizens have a right to information under the RTI Act?
Mar 18, 2023 (theleaflet.in) DOES the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) extend to non-citizens? It does, as per a Delhi High Court ruling this week which held that there cannot be an absolute prohibition on disclosure of information to non-citizens.
Digital gender gap is a barrier to women’s full participation in society
On this International Women’s Day, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and the Commonwealth 8.7 Network call upon Commonwealth Member States to bridge the digital gender gap and ensure that women across the Commonwealth are able to reap the benefits of digital technologies.
RTI reveals: GoI's directions to block Twitter URLs and other social and digital media content soared in 2022
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BBC film on the 2002 Gujarat communal violence: RTI reveals Parliament has not scrutinised the 2021 IT Blocking Rules; Blocking orders denied on national security grounds
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Management Boards of Public Sector Banks: Publicly available data shows more than 35% vacancies; only 10% incumbent Directors are women
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Recap: Why RBI Board Members Were Not Impressed by Explanations for Demonetisation
Nov 23, 2022 theWire.in A constitution bench of the Supreme Court is due to hear the matter on Thursday. In its affidavit, the Union government repeated most of the grounds it had presented before the Central Board of RBI on November 8, 2016.
DPDP Bill, 2022: A Small Amendment May Impact Indians’ Rights To Information And Accountability
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: Still a long way to go to achieve SDG Target 8.7
London, July 30 - Today is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. As we observe this day, we note that contemporary forms of slavery, including human trafficking, continues to be a heinous crime impacting women, men and children across the world. From the 40.
