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Apr 20, 2016 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

COMMONWEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE (CHRI) SUBMISSION TO THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL ACTION GROUP (CMAG) ON:THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES

Dec 29, 2014 In-the-news Prison Reform

In Conversation With Maja Daruwala: “If we stop the denial, we may get to a solution.”

Maja Daruwala has been the Executive Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) since 1996.

Apr 08, 2016 About Us

Careers: Chair, London Executive Committee

TheCommonwealthHumanRightsInitiativeisseekingaChairpersonfortheboardofTrusteesofourLondonoffice.CHRIisaninternationalhumanrightsnon-governmentalorganisationworkingacrosstheCommonwealthwithaparticularfocusonissuesaroundaccesstoinformationandaccesstojustice.

Mar 31, 2016 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Commonwealth Secretaries-General and Human Rights: A Retrospective

Written by Dr. Dwayne Ryan Menezes exclusively for CHRI, this is an evaluation of the Commonwealth and the five Secretaries-General that have led the organisation for the past half-century. Dr. Menezes is the Director of the Human Security Centre.

Mar 31, 2016 Blog

CHRI interviews Kamalesh Sharma, outgoing Secretary-General of the Commonwealth

  31 March, 2016 Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, the departing Secretary-General of the Commonwealth spoke with the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative via email. The staff of the London office of CHRI asked Mr.

India

Implementation : Information Commissions

RTI laws in some countries provide for the setting up of an Information Commission as the ultimate appellate and oversight body overseeing implementation and oversight of the law.

India

National Level RTI : Archives

Activities & Advocacy The University Grants Commission as a follow up to the implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2005 is going to release a draft RTI policy guideline for universities.

India

National Level RTI : Legislation

Status of the Right to Information Bill The draft bill on right to information has been posted on the government portal at http://www.ghana.gov.gh/index.php.There is also posted on the portal a Q & A that assists the public to have a quick glimpse of the bill.

Mar 23, 2016 Blog

First Ever All-Women RTI Workshop in J&K Highlights Growing Need for Right to Information in the State

  23 March, 2016 By Manisha Chachra The first ever Right to Information (RTI) workshop for women in Jammu and Kashmir was held this week.

India

State Level RTI : Jammu and Kashmir

Law The Jammu and Kasmir Right to Information Act 2009 was passed by the State Legislature and it received the assent of the Governor on 20 March 2009.