Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry, DOPT, PMO report sharp dip in RTI backlog: CHRIThe report from Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) accessed by PTI shows that among other government departments, the Department o...
No clarity on why FCRA licence was revoked: CHRIThe home ministry suspended CHRI’s licence for alleged FCRA violations. It said that CHRI had not provided information on opening a bank ac...
MHA cancels CHRI, AAWW licences for FCRA rules violationThe government has cancelled FCRA licences of the two NGOs after they "failed to adhere to rules mandated to be followed under FCRA on many...
CHRI urges NHRC, state govt to set up human rights commission in NagalandUnderlining the restrictions on NHRC’s ability to act on complaints involving the defence forces, CHRI pointed out that Section 19 of PoHRA...
Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand in CHRI's plea concerning suspension of FCRA registrationIf their foreign contributions are for salaries then everything goes, the central government's standing counsel Anil Soni told the court as...
Women constitute just 6.11% in police force, says studyCHRI, the body which conducted the study, will release its full findings tomorrow in the presence of Minister Kiren Rijiju.
Now, a virtual police station to tell about police functioningDetails like functioning of police stations and how to file an FIR will now be a click away with the launch of Virtual Police Station.
Government to prod states to have 33 % women in police forcesThe Centre today said it will prod the states and union territories to ensure that women comprise 33 per cent of the total strength of thei...
92 per cent Information Commission led by retired civil servantsHaryana information commission has a woman as an acting chief and not a formally appointed one. There is only one woman information commiss...
Death toll of RTI activists goes up to 56In addition there have been at least 130 instances of attacks or assaults including attempts to murder RTI users during this period.
Only a few Indian ministries follow transparency order: SurveyThe CIC had advised the cabinet secretariat to put in place a mechanism for monitoring compliance of ministries and departments with their ...
1.75 crore RTI applications filed since 2005: StudyThe state information commissions, the final appellate authorities in the states for RTI Act, also have been playing truant with their resp...
NGO urges Centre, states to affect police reformsThe seven directives issued by the SC while hearing a case in 2006 include- limiting political control, appointments based on merit, fixing...
Maharashtra has most women cops, but just 10% of forceIn 2014, Maharashtra had more women in its police force than any other state or union territory in India.
Indians use RTI to the hilt, but government fails to keep upA country-wide study on the functioning of the CIC and state information commissions by CHRI reveals that the number of RTIs has increased ...
Indian missions abroad shying away from revealing budgetary allocations: StudyThe most up-to-date records in the neighbourhood is the one in Bangladesh, which has revealed the relevant information till 2014-15 fiscal.
Supreme Court order fails to unshackle police: StudyDespite a landmark Supreme Court verdict of 2006 pushing for police reforms, State Security Commissions have failed to become autonomous.