Let there be light : UK FoI inquiry a 'win' for transparency
CHRI was among the 30,000 organisations and individuals to make submissions to the UK’s FoI Commission inquiry which released it’s report yesterday.
Will the Commonwealth Finally Step Up in Sri Lanka?
14 March, 2016 By Trinanjan Radhakrishnan The 2015 edition of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which was held in Malta from November 27 to 29, marked the 50th anniversary of the Commonwealth’s reincarnation as an intergovernmental association.
Monitoring Prisons
The closed nature of penal system makes it easier for any kind of abuse to go unnoticed and unattended. Therefore, it becomes extremely important to hold the functionaries of prison accountable for their actions.
Prison Reforms: India
We focus on improving prison oversight and reducing prolonged, illegal or unnecessary detention.
Activists sulk over new UP RTI rules
The Centre has circulated the newly framed Uttar Pradesh Right to Information (RTI) Act rules to all state governments and Information Commissions that has not gone down well with activists.
Unofficial translation of the Myanmar's Draft RTI law, 2016
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.
