NHRC registering more cases, says there is more awareness
Cases registered by the National Human Rights Commission have gone up over the past three years, but those where monetary relief was recommended have in fact declined.
Sri Lanka's RTI Law to be phased in
On 04 August, 2016, the Hon'ble Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka certified their RTI Bill as having been "duly passed by Parliament". With this certification, the RTI Bill has become law in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Right to Information Act
The Hon'ble Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka certified their RTI Bill as having been "duly passed by Parliament". With this certification, the RTI Bill has become law in Sri Lanka.
THE POLICE — POLITICIAN PARADIGM -The Executive - Police Relationship
This paper seeks to add clarity and enhance debate as to the relationship between the political executive and police, particularly how it can be delineated in statutes.
Tackling police violence and impunity in Kenya: Give the Constitution a chance
The article explores the problem of police violence in Kenya and links it to the structural conditions, informed by colonial legacy and most recent failure to de-colonise and democratise policing.
One day workshop on 23rd December at Delhi on ‘Civil Society Participation in Monitoring of Prisons’
One day workshop on 23rd December at Delhi on ‘Civil Society Participation in Monitoring of Prisons’
National Convention In Solidarity with the Victims of Torture
PRESS RELEASE From Horror to Healing Statement of the National Convention In Solidarity with the Victims of Torture New Delhi, June 24-25 2016 As the world observes June 26 in solidarity with victims of torture, the pervasive existence of torture within India is a crime deserving of
DD News Janane Ka Haq: Discussion on Act-4 of RTI
One day roundtable on Civil Society & Corporate Participation in Prisons held on 17th February, Jaipur
ThePrisonReformsProgrammeofCommonwealthHumanRightsInitiative(CHRI)jointlywithRajasthanStateHumanRightsCommission(RSHRC)organisedaonedayroundtableon‘CivilSocietyandCorporateParticipationinPrisons’on17thFebruary2014.ThepanelofspeakersconsistedofDr.
NGOs, Their Executives Asked To File Assets Detail By July 31
All domestic and foreign-funded NGOs receiving grants beyond a threshold limit and their executives have been asked to file details of their assets and liabilities by the end of this month. The directive follows the Centre's order last month which brought organisations receiving more than Rs.