What Needs to Be Disclosed by March 31: 5 Charts to Gauge the Cash Flow Through Electoral Bonds

Feb 15, 2024 (thewire.in) The Supreme Court has declared electoral bonds, which allowed individuals and companies in India to donate anonymously to political parties, unconstitutional.

RTI: Several states flagged high EVM failure rate to EC ahead of 2019 LS polls

Feb 15, 2024 (indianexpress.

Karnataka cops have a probe budget, but expenses borne by victim

Date: 08 Feb 2024, BENGALURU: Police investigation often involves expenses, but there is little clarity on who is footing the bills.

Long-term Volunteer, Prison Reforms

Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, India: Volunteership Opportunities Location: All locations acceptable Type: Remote Duration: 6 months The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), India is an independent, non-partisan, human rights non-governmental organisation working for

Train More for Better Transparency in the Railways

(thequint.com) By: Venkatesh Nayak All is not well with the Indian Railways, it seems.

Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan don't think deaths in police custody are a serious misconduct

Dec 11, 2023 (Counterview Desk) In its latest assessment of the working of India's Police Complaints Authorities (PCAs), the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has said in a study that police-public interface is an arena in which a very large number of human rights violations occu

Assam's Amendment to Police Act Has Put Constraints on Holding Misconduct Accountable

(thewire.in) The Himanta Biswa Sarma government’s amendment to the Assam Police Act in 2022 has “severely constrained” enforcing accountability of the police personnel guilty of serious misconduct, a Right to Information (RTI) based study has revealed.

Gujarat State Police Complaint Authority Accepted 1 Among 839 Complaints for Probe in 2022: Report

A recent report by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, which collated RTI replies from various SPCAs, said that only a small portion of complaints are being accepted for inquiry.

How to help the police police itself

Oct 21, 2023 hindustantimes.com By Devyani Srivastava The Police Complaints Authorities are overwhelmed, overworked, and relegated to making recommendations.

What’s the Meaning of Human Rights Day When Space for Dissent Shrinking by the Day

(Radiancenews.com) On 10th December we will observe Human Rights Day but one may wonder what the significance of Human Rights Day is when the space for dissent is shrinking by the day.