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.
Dy Chairman Rajya Sabha launches CHRI publications, calls for legal awareness, media partnerships
December 17, 2019 New Delhi, India The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha has called for media partnerships with civil society and stakeholders, especially vulnerable groups, to help develop legal literacy and understanding of fundamental rights.
'Encounter' killings: India must honour its pledges to the UN Human Rights Council`
Dec 18, 2019 (South Asia Monitor) By: Sanjoy Hazarika & Sarthak Roy India was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a three-year term, its fourth since the UNHRC was formed in 2006 to hold governments to account on their human rights record.
Looking into the Haze 2019 - Second National Report on Prison Monitoring in India
Looking into the Haze 2019 is CHRI’s Second National Report on Prison Monitoring in India. This is a second watch report on the functioning of Board of Visitors (BOV) and Non Official Visitors (NOV) in Indian prisons as on 1 June 2018.
Citizenship (Amendment) Act: Some facts vs ‘mythbusters’
Dec 17, 2019 (Economic Times) By: Sanjoy Hazarika GoI has reached out to those opposed to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) with a series of tweets, statements and declarations at political rallies.
CHRI demands swift investigation of violence in Jamia Millia, AMU, Says NHRC must act 'decisively'
Dec 16, 2019 New Delhi, India The tragic set of events in South Delhi yesterday evening, marked by severe violence, demands strict action against the police personnel who were complicit in perpetrating the violence against the students of Jamia Millia Islamia University.