Transparent political party funding through Electoral Bonds: Government of India proposes, State Bank of India disposes- an RTI tale
Image courtesy: https://www.inkcinct.com.au June 28, 2018 By Venkatesh Nayak Time and again, the Government of India has publicly said that donations to political parties made through Electoral Bonds (EBs) will increase transparency of political party funding.
Joint Statement on Ghana’s Right to Information Bill, 2018
July 2, 2018 The undersigned international organisations are committed to promoting and protecting the human right to access information held by public institutions or the right to information.
Manjula Shetye's Death in Byculla Jail: A Year on, Little has Changed
(thewire.in) By Sabika Abbas June 23 marked the first anniversary of the death of Manjula Shetye in Byculla women’s prison, at the very heart of Mumbai, following an alleged murderous assault by five women jail staffers, including the jailor.
Decriminalising and Declassifying Petty Offences In Ghana
Petty offences have existed as part of the criminal law of England and were incorporated in the laws of Ghana following its colonisation.
HAVE WE FAILED THE ROHINGYA?
June 20, 2018 By: Palak Chaudhari “yeh lo Rohingya ka bacha, photo le lo iska, sabko Rohingya ka bacha ka hi photo lena hota hai na.”(Here, this is the child of a Rohingya! Go ahead take a photo, everyone just wants to take pictures of a Rohingya child).
174 NGOs call on the United Nations to condemn Bangladesh drug war
(idpc.net) Civil society calls on the UN to take action in response to the killing of 130 people suspected of drug dealing by the Bangladeshi police.
Guide for Prison Officers Refugees & Asylum Seekers
Asylum Seekers and refugees often get detained for lack of proper knowledge and the ambiguity of existing law with regard to their protection in India.
Fair and Unbiased Policing Still a Far Cry in India
(thewire.in) By Maja Daruwala Officialdom often likes to bad-mouth civil society organisations and NGOs for doing little of worth.
For 74 Indian activists, the punishment for seeking the truth has been death
(www.businessinsider.in) 68 Right to Information (RTI) activists have been killed since 2005, while 6 have committed suicide, according to the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative.There is no law to protect activists or to prevent their personal details from falling into the wrong hands.
Sterlite/Vedanta, Coal India and POSCO are among 17 Indian companies blacklisted by Norway from investment of its pension funds
Image courtesy: www.thehindu.com June 01, 2018 By: Venkatesh Nayak Readers may recall the gory incidents that took place at Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) in Tamil Nadu in the southern part of India on 22 May, 2018.