Episode 1 RTI Video Series Water Comes to Savda Ghevra
Water Rights - Watch this video to hear the success story from a small village in Delhi called Savra Gevra where women used the Right to Information (RTI) Act to get information about water tankers from Delhi Jal board.
Episode 2 RTI Video Series Of Pensions and Pressures
Pensions and Pressure - This video capture the success stories of women who have used information gathered through the Right to Information Act to fight for their basic rights like getting pensions from the social welfare department or getting toilets in the village.
Episode 3 RTI Video Series A Matter Of Rights
Central Information Commission - Watch this video to know more about the Central Information Commission (CIC). In this video former Information Commissioner, Mr Yashovardhanzad talks about the types of appeals which reach CIC and how getting information through RTI solves the problems of people.
‘Electoral Bonds don’t augur well for our democracy’
Jan 20, 2020 (Deccan Herald) Electoral bonds, introduced by the Narendra Modi government, have attracted criticism from various quarters for their opaqueness – India’s millions of ordinary voters will never know the identity of those who are donating large sums of money to the poli
Human rights group alleges “brutal, unlawful” state execution process in Changi Prison
Allegations concerning the “brutal” and “unlawful” process of execution by hanging in Changi Prison have surfaced in a statement by Malaysian human rights organisation Lawyers For Liberty.
Opaque Electoral Bonds edge out transparent funding routes for seven political parties
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Police inaction at JNU is complicity: CHRI calls for a judicial inquiry
Jan 09, 2019 New Delhi Denouncing the Delhi Police for its complicity in the violence unleashed at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on the night of January 5, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) calls for a judicial inquiry to fully establish the perpetrators of the violence and t
Electoral bond scheme: Name those seeking secrecy of donors’ Info, CIC tells govt
Jan 07, 2019 (The Economic Times) In a landmark decision on the electoral bond scheme, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the government to divulge the names of individuals and entities who requested maintenance of confidentiality of donors’ identities and provide copi
Scrutinising the house of justice
Jan 01, 2020 (The Hindu) Centre for Law and Policy Research in collaboration with National Constitution Society chapter of St. Joseph’s College, organised a day-long, intensive conference that reviewed the Supreme Court (SC) decisions of 2019 at St.
CIC to govt: Make ministers’ work allocation public
Dec 26, 2019 (The Economic Times) The Central Information Commission has directed the government to put in public domain the work distribution between a cabinet minister and minister of state.