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April was a cruel month for the Uttar Pradesh penal system. May has not been kind either. Riots broke out in four prisons across the state. Jailed men in Varanasi, Kaushambi, Deoria and Muzaffarnagar went on the rampage and attacked fellow inmates, jail staff and guards.
CHRI Hosts Sri Lankan Delegation: India’s RTI is fodder for impassioned discussion.
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) hosted the Right to Information Learning Programme in India from May 23-May 29. The 12th of such annual learning programs organised by CHRI, this year’s event in Delhi was for civil society and media representatives from Sri Lanka.
J&K hydel project return plans obscure: FAA rejects RTI appeal
31 May, 2016 By Venkatesh Nayak Readers will remember my RTI intervention circulated in April 2016 about the NHPC's refusal to disclose information about the return (and not buyback) of hydel projects in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
The RTI learning Programme week in Pictures
Muttukrishna Sarvananthan (L) and Sankhita Gunaratne discuss the Sri Lankan RTI Bill Professor Shekhar Singh talks about the history of the RTI movement in India Anjali Bhardwaj shares her experience of empowering disadvantaged communities through RTI Shikha Chhibbar (L) and
CHRI’s RTI efforts were featured prominently in the news this week.
The order is likely to empower RTI activists and citizens to obtain information previously denied by an over-guarded senior executive.
RTI reveals MPs don't buck party diktat
Pic courtesy: Newsroompost.com 31 May, 2016 By Venkatesh Nayak According to a recent news report published by a prominent national daily, some newly elected MLAs in West Bengal were being required by their leaders to sign an oath of allegiance to their political party.
Uphold proactive disclosure of laws & amendments: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court 30 May, 2016 By Venkatesh Nayak The Delhi High Court, in a recent judgement has upheld an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Legislative Department, Government of India to upload on the official website a
"101 Things" mobilization in Mathare
On Saturday May 28th our members– Stevo, Esther, Jatha, Martin and James– engaged in walking mobilizing forums across Mathare to talk to residents about their rights before the police.
CHRI expresses concern over the delay in constituting an independent PCA in Delhi
PRESS STATEMENT CHRI expresses concern over the delay in constituting an independent PCA in Delhi Today was the fifth hearing of a public interest litigation asking the court to direct the government to set up an independent Police Complaints Authority (PCA) for the residents of D
Right to Information Learning Programme
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) will host the Right to Information Learning Programme in India from May 23-May 29.