Is transparency a burden on public authorities: Findings from a study of Central Government data as RTI completes 15 years
Image courtesy: https://www.thedailystar.net/ May 12, 2020 By: Venkatesh Nayak Even as we cope with pressures of the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, The Right to Information Act (RTI Act) is quietly turning 16.
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.
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
RTI reveals CPIO of Chief Labour Commissioner's Office has no Data about Stranded Migrant Workers despite April 2020 Enumeration Circular
PTI Photo accessed at- https://www.deccanherald.com/ May 06, 2020 By: Venkatesh Nayak The lockdown imposed by governments since 25 March, 2020 to contain the spread of COVID-19 epidemic across India, now in its 3rd phase, has hit migrant workers, among others, the hardest.
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.
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
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.
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.
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