It’s Time to Turn Prison Walls Transparent
By Raja Bagga What happens behind bars stays behind bars. In India, jails are opaque institutions and little information comes out in the open about conditions prevailing behind high-security prison walls.
Privacy versus transparency
Sept 08, 2017 The nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court, which delivered the sterling judgement affirming that the right to privacy is a fundamental right, deserves full praise. But it has also raised fears that the State may use the judgement to further dilute the right to transparency.
Swiftly investigate Lankesh murder and end impunity: editors from South Asia, Australia, UK
New Delhi/London, Sept 7, 2017 An international group of editors, writers and media professionals from South Asia, the UK and Australia have joined demands seeking swift action in the murder of prominent journalist Gauri Lankesh.
CHRI and Katiba Institute Kenya's RTI Learning Programme begins
The week-long learning programme on the Right to Information (RTI-LP) organized by CHRI and Katiba Institute, Kenya, got underway in New Delhi on Monday, September 4, 2017.
One day Skill Development Workshop on J&K RTI Act
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) in collaboration with Department of Law, Central University of Kashmir (CUK), organized a Skill Development Workshop in the Nowgam-I academic block of the University, in Srinagar, on August 28, 2017.
RTI important weapon to ensure transparency in Govt. institutions: VC CUK
Srinagar, India Aug 28, 2017 Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Vice-Chancellor, Prof.
CHRI seeks withdrawal of MHA advisory on Rohingya Muslims
New Delhi, Aug 26, 2017 Drawing the attention of the Government of India to a 1996 landmark verdict of the Supreme Court of India, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) urges the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to consider withdrawal of an advisory with regard to the propose
Opinion | Celebrate Right to Privacy but Balance it With People's Right to Know
Aug 24, 2017 By: Venkatesh Nayak By recognising the right to privacy as an intrinsic and inseparable element of the fundamental right to dignified life and liberty, the Supreme Court has adequately compensated for an error of judgement that our Constitution-makers committed, albeit in goo
India warned plan to deport Rohingya refugees will only inflame persecution
A plan by the Indian government to deport tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees will increase harassment of the persecuted Muslim minority while proving impossible to implement, activists have warned.
MHA refuses to share SOPs on human shields sighting security interests
Aug 23, 2017 By Venkatesh Nayak The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has rejected my information request for details of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) intended for use, by security forces, in areas where militant groups are active and use civilians as 'human shields&