The Right to Information: Citizen Empowerment Tool Skill Development Workshop for Youth
CHRIs ATI team head Mr. Venkatesh Nayak conducted a one-day capacity building workshop for students and faculty of Azim Premji University on 10 August, 2019.
'One Nation, Many Systems' - North-East's Special Powers Hang By A Thread, Will It Go The Jammu & Kashmir Way?
Aug 08, 2019 (outlookindia.
Bringing home closer to foreigners jailed in India
Aug 11, 2019 (The Hindu) HC orders arrangement for ‘speediest communication’ based on amicus curiae report stating that 75% of them struggle to gain access to their embassies For many foreign national prisoners (FNP) lodged in jails across India, a common grievance is that many
India must uphold its pledges to human rights: Worrying gap between commitment and practice
Aug 8, 2019 By Sarthak Roy and Aditi Patil (southasiamonitor.
Central RTI Law to Now Apply to J&K and Ladakh
New Delhi, India Aug 06, 2019 (Thewire.in) Following the revoking of Article 370 and ending of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, the central Right to Information Act, 2005 would now apply to the two new union territories of J&K and Ladakh that will be carved out.
Anusuchit Jati Janjati Kalyan Branch Madhya Pradesh Police
This report assesses the Anusuchit Jati JanJati Kalyan Branch (AJK) branch of the Madhya Pradesh Police that oversees police response to crimes against the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the state.
Bangladesh at UNCAT: Dhaka urged to implement recommendations
Aug 05, 2019 New Delhi, India The Bangladesh Government, which submitted its first ever report on the United Nations Convention against Torture (UNCAT), is being urged to implement the recommendations of the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) in Geneva.
Assam Detention Camps: Gov’t reveals 25 inmates dead so far
July 30, 2019 (sabrangindia.in) In a shocking revelation before the Assam Assembly the state government has revealed that 25 people have died while incarcerated in the state’s six detention camps. The state claims they all died “due to illness”.
In Assam, basic dignity at stake
July 30, 2019 By: Sanjoy Hazarika The Supreme Court has extended the day of reckoning for the controversial exercise known as the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam from July 31 to August 31, giving a month’s relief or another opportunity to those who are off the list to scramb
Commonwealth anti-slavery network launches
30 July 2019 LONDON, UK The Commonwealth 8.7 launches on World Day against Trafficking in Persons. The network launches with over 60 local, grassroots civil society organisations working to eradicate contemporary forms of slavery across the Commonwealth.