Government fails to address key human rights concerns during UN review
Geneva, New Delhi & Paris Sept 21, 2017 The Indian government has not addressed serious human rights concerns during India’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR), FIDH and its member organizations People’s Watch and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said today.
Sexual predators in uniform
New Delhi, Nov 5, 2017 By Niriksha Sanghvi and Pavani Nagaraja Bhat (The Citizen) On July 31, 2017, an incident of sexual assault was reported in the Maoist-affected Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.
CIC won’t give J&K info on its hydel projects
By Venkatesh Nayak (Indian Express) We will extract electricity from the rivers of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to power your homes, offices and streets but we will not throw any light on handing back those hydel projects to the State seems to be the stance of NHPC Ltd,
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: States must tackle crimes against journalists
Nov 2, 2017 New Delhi, India On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on 2nd November, the South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN), pay tributes to the journalists throughout the world who work tirelessly, courageously and professionally
CHRI co-hosts roundtable on citizen-friendly policing in Tanzania
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), with support from Hanns Seidel Foundation Tanzania Office (HSF), organised an Expert Roundtable on Citizen-Friendly Policing in Tanzania on October 31, 2017 at New Africa Hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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.