Three instances where their Lordships stepped in to protect their right to privacy- it was not a vague concept then
Image courtesy: The Cartoonist and Pinterest July 28, 2017 By Venkatesh Nayak A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India is currently hearing arguments about whether Article 21 of the Constitution of India contains within its meaning and scope a guarantee of the right to
A Review of India’s Voluntary National Review on the Sustainable Development Goals
July 21, 2017 By Gavin Davies On July 19th, 2017, India presented their progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.
One day interactive workshop on J&K RTI Act
One day interactive workshop on J&K RTI Act gets underway at Central University Kashmir (CUK), Srinagar on 24 July, 2017- organised in collaboration with Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) & J&K RTI Movement Mr.
Sanjoy Hazarika, CHRI's Director Addresses Issues of Conflict, Minority Rights, Citizenship and Accommodation with Assam Administrative Staff
Sanjoy Hazarika, director, CHRI, gave a set of three lectures at the Assam Administrative Staff College, Guwahati, Assam State, for senior state Administrative officers on issues relating to conflict, minority rights, citizenship and accommodation. This included a 2 hrs.
Halt first executions in 60 years: CHRI to the Maldives
Commonwealth NGO calls on the island nation to maintain death penalty moratorium.
Manjula Shetye and the Horrific State of Indian Prisons
Following the death of Manjula Shetye in Mumbai's Byculla Prison and allegations of special facilities being provided by prison administration to AIADMK's V Sasikala in Bengaluru, the inequality within and poor state of India's prisons has come to the fore once again.
Make transparency a patriotic duty
Soon after the GST regime was rolled out, the Hon’ble Prime Minister announced that the Registrars of Companies (RoC) had struck 100,000 shell companies off their rolls.
Right to Information Knowledge Meet at Thrissur event: Photos
Right to Information Knowledge Meet at Thrissur
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), New Delhi in collaboration with National Constitution Club (NCC), Thalassery organised a Right to Information Knowledge Meet at Thrissur, Kerala on 16th July 2017. Shri.
50% of AFSPA-related human rights complaints are from J&K, monetary relief recommended in 3% cases- RTI data from MHA for 2012-16 (upto January)
July 14, 2017 By:Venkatesh Nayak Last week, the media reported on the likelihood of The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) being withdrawn from certain parts of Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining parts of Assam.