Newsletter: Vol. 23 No. 1 March - 2016
CHRI's March 2016 Newsletter covers a variety of vital topics, including: Can the Commonwealth Become a Normative Power It Wants to Be? Reflections on Leadership and Closer Links with Civil Society Committee of the Whole: Meeting with Accredited Commonwealth Organisations Will th
CHRI Preliminary Comments and Key Concerns on Myanmar’s Draft Right to Information Bill, 2016
8 March, 2016 By Venkatesh Nayak CHRI has accessed an unofficial translation of the Draft RTI law of Myanmar, which can be found here.
CHRI to present findings and recommendations on legal aid to Parliamentary Committee
8 March, 2016 The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has been invited to present its study on legal aid delivery mechanisms for prisoners to a Parliamentary Committee today, 8 March 2016.
Democracy Bewteen a Rock and a Hard Place
The signs are unmistakeable. Defensiveness edged with barely veiled annoyance underlies the responses of Maldivian ruling party officials as they respond to concerns regarding the Rule of Law in the Indian Ocean archipelago. A sense of déjà vu.
UK's Independent FOI Commission recommends strengthening the Freedom of Information Act after reviewing its use and implementation
By Venkatesh Nayak The government appointed Independent Freedom of Information Commission (FOI Commission) in the United Kingdom completed its inquiry and released its report on March 1st.
3rd National Convention on Prisoners’ Rights, Legal Aid
CHRI's Maja Daruwala, Madhurima Dhanuka and Raja Bagga will be speaking at the 3rd National Convention on Prisoners’ Rights, Legal Aid on 19th-20th March, 2016.
The Virtual Police Station - A Groundbreaking Training Tool for the Police and Empowerment Tool for the Public
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has developed the Virtual Police Station (VPS), a first of its kind training tool for the police and empowerment tool for the public.
CHRI demands greater transparency of Sri Lanka's RTI bill
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative called on the Sri Lankan government to make public its impending Right to Information bill and said that Sri Lankan citizens should have a say in drafting the country's first access to information legislation.
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiave through Maja Daruwala vs. State of Maharashtra. Criminal PIL No. 12 of 2010
Based on its study on pathetic living conditions in Maharashtra sub jails, CHRI sent a letter petition to High Court of Maharasthra in 2010.
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Commonwealth Human Rights Initiave vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors WP(Civil) 6459/2014
Based on its study on the shortage of police escorts and remanding practice in Rajasthan, CHRI filed a PIL in the Rajasthan High Court in July 2014. The case was admitted by the court on 31st October 2014.