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Institutional14 July 20262 min read

ACHRC reaffirms its public-interest mandate

A short statement on what the Council is for, what it will not become, and why we publish our limits alongside our work.

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Field Notes28 June 20261 min read

Rights literacy drive reaches new community cohorts

Three days, a cluster of villages, and one uncomfortable finding about the material we had been handing out for two years.

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Institutional10 June 20261 min read

Volunteer orientation cycle announced

Applications are open for documentation, outreach, translation, and event support. Orientation covers ethics and confidentiality before anyone meets the public.

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Explainer22 May 20262 min read

How to frame an RTI request that actually gets answered

Most refusals we see are not cover-ups. They are answers to badly framed questions. Here is the difference.

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Explainer30 April 20262 min read

What a grievance desk can and cannot do for you

We turn down a fair number of expectations at the first meeting. Being clear about that early is the most useful thing we do.

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Field Notes18 March 20261 min read

Transparency Fellows complete peer review of first studies

Every fellow's mini-study went through cohort review before publication. Two did not survive it, which is how the process is supposed to work.

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