Urgent Action Desk
In response to suggestions received from the participants of the Roundtable Consultation with Key Stakeholders on Strangers to Justice.
CHRI, CSNSR in Odisha launch new report on Crime and Policing
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Centre for the Sustainable Use of Natural and Social Resources (CSNSR) have launched "The State of Crime and Policing in Odisha: Results of a Study Conducted in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur and Kandhamal​” on 7th Novembe
ECIL directs disclosure of information about EVM and VVPAT deployment in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections while BEL and Election Commission equivocate under the RTI Act
Image courtesy: https://www.news18.com/ Nov 11, 2019 By: Venkatesh Nayak Readers may remember reading my despatch from September 2019 in which I had explained how Bharat Electronics Ltd.
JAIL MAIL: Ten Things You Should Know About Indian Prisons- An Analysis of Prison Statistics India 2017
The National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB) released its annual publication on prisons in India for the year 2017, on 21st October, 2019.
Police must be sensitized in dealing with sexual assault survivors
Oct 30, 2019 By Ankur Otto (telegraphindia.
Central Government's 2019 RTI Rules: Making a mess of things to gain a stranglehold on Information Commissions after misleading Parliament
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Botswana activist Alice Mogwe elected new FIDH President
“The universality of human rights is under attack - we must fight back!” (Taipei) 24 October 2019 – Today, the member organisations of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) elected their new president, Botswana activist Alice Mogwe, during its 40th Congress in Tai
RTI reveals MEA put a lid on the Kashmir files of 1947-49 which the 2nd Indian Army Chief gave to Teen Murti Library: Archives reveal Pt. Nehru intended to invade Pakistan in 1947 to save Kashmir
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Assam's Tangled Web of Citizenship and the Importance of a Consensus
Oct 18, 2019 By Sanjoy Hazarika (thehinducentre.com) Villagers check their names in the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Pabhokati village in Morigaon district, in Assam.
CHRI condemns killing of Bangladeshi student
Oct 18, 2109 New Delhi, India The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) condemns the killing of Abrar Fahad, a second year student of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) who was allegedly beaten to death by leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing