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Dec 06, 2020 Blog

Under the RTI Act- Union Health Ministry and ICMR plead ignorance about National COVID Vaccine Expert Group's records

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Nov 30, 2020 Blog

PM-KISAN Beneficiaries- pattern analysis based on information obtained under the RTI Act and figures tabled in Parliament

Image courtesy: Basudev Mohapatra @ https://www.villagesquare.in/ Nov 30, 2020 By: Venkatesh Nayak Come December, the Central Government will begin disbursing the 7th instalment of funds under the Pradhan Mantri- Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN).

Sep 28, 2020 In-the-news Access to Information

Prasar Bharati's Threat to PTI on 'Anti-National Reporting' Did Not Have Board Clearance

Sept 28, 2020 (The Wire.

Sep 24, 2020 Publications Police Reform

Compliance Chart (Part II) - Supreme Court Directives on Police Reform: States with Executive Orders and Union Territories

Compliance Chart (Part II) reviews compliance by the Union and State governments with the Supreme Court directives on police reforms.  This chart refers only to states that have issued executive orders to implement the directives.

Sep 22, 2020 Press-releases

Strong monitoring by Supreme Court only way to prevent further backsliding of police reforms: CHRI

Sept 22, 2020 New Delhi, India The seven directives on police reforms, delivered by the Supreme Court of India on this day in 2006, implemented in earnest, can address common ills that give rise to poor police performance and unaccountable law enforcement.

Sep 17, 2020 Publications Police Reform

Compliance Chart - Supreme Court Directives on Police Reform Part 1: States with Police Acts/Amendments

The Chart details relevant information from the State Police Acts/Amendments relating to Supreme Court's Directives on Police Reform

Sep 11, 2020 Where we Work

Compliance With Supreme Court Directives on Police Reforms

Background:  In 1996, two retired  Director Generals of Police (DGPs), Prakash Singh and NK Singh, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court seeking orders to the central and state  governments to implement the National Police Commission (NPC) recommendations.

Sep 03, 2020 Press-releases

PRESS STATEMENT ON PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2019 (ACT 989)

Ghana Sept 03, 2020 The Coalition on the Right to Information, Ghana (RTI Coalition) is troubled and disappointed with the kind of responses received by institutions and individuals seeking information from some public institutions under the RTI Act.

Aug 07, 2020 In-the-news Police Reform

Repurposing the Police Complaints Authority

Jul 31, 2020 (Deccan Herald) By: Devyani Srivastava Recent incidents of police brutality, torture and abuse provide an opportunity, once again, to examine the role and impact of Police Complaints Authorities (PCAs) in India.

Aug 05, 2020 In-the-news Access to Justice

Kashmir After 8/5

Forces personnel stand guard outside the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium, the main venue of Republic Day function in Srinagar, Friday 24 January 2020.