Data Reveals Decline in Access to Information Since BJP Came to Power
New Delhi: Since the Narendra Modi government came to power, access to information through the Right to Information (RTI) Act has diminished greatly, according to the annual report of the Central Information Commission (CIC) for 2014-15.
Reforming Kenya's Counter-Terrorism Strategy: What Should the Commonwealth Do?
18 March, 2016 By Uladzimir Dzenisevich On the night of 4th May 2015, around 9:00 pm, 48-year-old Affey Ali was sitting outside his home in Shalatey village, Wajir County, in North East Kenya, when men in military fatigues approached him and ordered him to lie face down.
Training and Workshops
Training RTI trainings for civil societies in Sri Lanka, Oct 28-31, 2018 Sharad Kumar (2004) AGNI Power Point Presentation on MRTI with Speaking Notes, first used at MRTI seminar organised by Mumbai Grahak Panchayat.
State Level RTI
States Laws, Campaigns and Resources Click on the name of the State in the map below for information on relevant law, campaigns, and resources. table on the fee rules issued by the Central and State Governments click here.
National Level RTI
The right to information campaign in India began with the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan ( MKSS) movement to bring in transparency in village accounts via the demand for minimum wages in rural India.
Modi government rejected 8.4% applications in 2014-15: Central Information Commission
NEW DELHI: In its first year in power at the Centre, the Narendra Modi government has rejected the most number of applications under Right to Information Act. The rate of rejection of RTI applications by central ministries and departments has climbed to 8.
What We Do
Legislative Advocacy Facilitating the effective entrenchment of the right to access to information in member states and the institutions of the Commonwealth is one of the key aims of CHRI's RTI Program.
Trends from the CIC's Annual Report for 2014-15 - RTI applications decline, CIC imposes fewer penalties
17 March, 2016 By Venkatesh Nayak The Annual Report of the Central Information Commission (CIC) for the year 2014-15 is out. While the soft copy is not yet uploaded on the CIC's website, I obtained a hard copy from the office of the CIC on request.
Infographic: How Do The States Rank For Women in the Police
Statistics on police numbers in general and of women police in particular have been gathered and published by the Bureau of Police Research and Development since 2005. As on 1/1/2014, the total strength of police in India stands at 1,722,786. For a population of 1.
Can the Commonwealth Become a Normative Power It Wants to Be? Reflections on Leadership and Closer Links with Civil Society
15 March, 2016 By Uladzimir Dzenisevich In 2009, the Royal Commonwealth Society did a Commonwealth-wide survey to gather views about the association.