'Strangers to Justice': CHRI’s report on foreign nationals imprisoned in India
New Delhi, January 12: Diplomats, consular officials with foreign missions in India have called for simplification of processes that entangle and encumber foreign national prisoners (FNPs) in the country.
How the broad interpretation of personal information is disarming the RTI act
The Caravan, 14 January 2019 In the case of Girish R Deshpande vs Central Information Commissioner, the Supreme Court order, passed by a division bench of Dipak Misra and KS Radhakrishnan, states that income tax returns, assets, liabilities, official orders and performance records of pu
Probe allegations of rigging, intimidation: CHRI urges Bangladesh
New Delhi, January 2: A prominent international civil society group today called on the newly-elected government of Sheikh Hasina Wajed in Bangladesh to investigate allegations of vote rigging and intimidation in the recent elections.
Is Technology A Saviour for our Criminal Justice System?
By Madhurima Dhanuka With the introduction of numerous initiatives, which use technology to make it easier for citizens to access the system and for functionaries to strengthen oversight, the real test lies in sustainability and their impact in practice.
Shroud of secrecy over how information officers were chosen
January 1, 2019 || The Telegraph Information commissioner Sudhir Bhargava will be sworn in as the chief information commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday...
(Express Photo) December 20, 2018 || Indian Express Even without political support, there is much the police leadership can do to reform itself, and create a force suitable for a democracy.
Indian workers' death in Gulf, contradictory reply in Parliament
Image courtesy: Christopher Pike New Delhi | Dec 23, 2018 [Click here to read the story on the Deccan Herald website] The government has given contradictory replies in Parliament on the deaths of Indian workers in Gulf countries over the years while a recent RTI response has suggested
Report on Roundtable on Pretrial Detention and 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
On 12th April 2018, CHRI organised a round table discussion on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and pre-trial detention. This report documents the discussions that ensued.
Central Government's flip-flop in the Lok Sabha over death statistics of Indians in Gulf countries: An analysis
Image courtesy: Christopher Pike Dec 17, 2018 By Venkatesh Nayak Readers may remember my email alert sent during the first week in November, 2018, containing statistics of the number of Indian Workers who died in six Gulf Countries since 2012.
ESTABLISHING AN INDEPENDENT POLICE COMPLAINT BODY IN GHANA
This Report is the outcome of CHRI Africa’s research conducted to aid the process of establishing an independent police oversight mechanism.