Negotiations for return of J&K Hydel Projects
Background to the RTI Intervention Readers may recollect my email alert disseminated in April 2016 about the NHPC's earnings from hydel projects in J&K. NHPC supplied figures under the RTI Act to show that it had earned more than Rs.
Negotiations for return of J&K Hydel Projects: CIC rejects request for transparency treating NHPC as both
Image courtesy: http://kashmirreader.com/ By Venkatesh Nayak Earlier this month, the Central Information Commission (CIC) refused to direct NHPC Ltd to open up details of negotiations regarding the return of hydel projects it operates in Jammu and Kashmir.
CHRI holds consultation on a policy e-repository on women police in India
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) held a roundtable consultation on its latest resource “Policy E-Repository on Women in Police in India”.
Supreme Court and CHRI’s Legal Aid Report
By Raja Bagga The Supreme Court is currently addressing crucial prison reform issues through a writ petition titled ‘Re-Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons’.
CHRI facilitates regional expert meet on RTI in Dhaka
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) facilitated a Regional Expert Meeting on Right To Information (RTI) in Dhaka on October 26-27, 2017, which was attended by experts from South Asia and Africa.
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Activists take stock of RTI use in Karnataka
A half-day meet was organised in Bengaluru to take stock of the implementation and use of RTI in Karnataka on October 22, 2017. The meet was attended by prominent and senior RTI activists, including a former Labour Minister, who is using RTI to expose land grab in the state.
Structural reform of UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies urged
October 17, 2017 New Delhi, India A two-day Asian regional consultation of international experts on reform of UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies has urged significant changes to the UN mechanisms to improve and monitor implementation by member countries.
A Prison Inside the Mind
By Madhurima Dhanuka (Hard News) More than 5,000 people with mental illness are currently imprisoned across India and despite the law’s corrective measures, little has been implemented According to the Mental Healthcare Act (MHA) 2017, a “prisoner with m
Stand by Bangladesh on Rohingyas
By Sanjoy Hazarika (Hindustan Times) Sheikh Hasina is an ally of India and New Delhi must be mindful of her concerns on refugees Few in India seem to understand the scale of the Rohingya crisis that has overwhelmed Bangladesh.