Rise in Virus Cases in Crowded Indian Jails Prompts Concerns
May 02, 2020 (The New York Times) NEW DELHI — The spread of the coronavirus in India's notoriously crowded prisons has prompted authorities to impose jail lockdowns and release thousands of pretrial detainees on parole, as health experts worry that the cramped facilities are serving
Contemporary forms of slavery and responses to COVID-19
April 30, 2020 During these uncertain and unprecedented times, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is committed to fight against contemporary forms of slavery that persist across the Commonwealth.
Implement RTI Act at the earliest: CIC to Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh
April 30, 2020 (The Economic Times) NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the administration in Jammu & Kashmir to set up public information offices for all government departments at the earliest, and facilitate the implementation of the Right to Information Act in
Sanjoy Hazarika sheds light on ‘new normal’
Session centre around lockdown, its impact globally (Tribune News Service) April 29, 2020 A lot of people have been probably asking about a term, new normal, during the lockdown, which has been extended again in Punjab.
Coalition Against Torture: Government officials should be accountable for excessive use of force, ill-treatment during COVID-19 lockdown
April 23, 2020 (amnesty.org.
Listening, leading and learning at the UN Human Rights Council: A Commonwealth story
22 April 2020 By Sanjoy Hazarika, international director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), and convenor of the Working Group on Human Rights in India and the UN Image: Anne Pakoa (Vanuatu Human Rights Coalition), Turenga Nakalevu (Homes of Hope), Sanjoy Hazari
Why Is the Police Stonewalling The Wire’s RTI Queries on the Delhi Violence?
April 20, 2020 (The wire) In February, one video that went viral on social media showed five young men, badly injured and lying on the roadside, being brutally beaten by policemen who were forcing them to sing the national anthem.
Combating Coronavirus in Small States: Leaving No One Behind – International Frameworks and the Threat to ESC Rights in SIDS
April 16, 2020 (Island Rights Initiative) By: Sarthak Roy The global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created an unprecedented situation across the world with states struggling to treat infected persons and contain the spread of the virus, which has no known cure as yet.
Access to Justice During Covid-19
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COVID-19: Jailed Human Rights Defenders Must Be Released Immediately
8 April 2020 Paris, In light of the serious threat posed to prisoners by the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, FIDH and its undersigned member organisations recall governments' obligation to ensure the safety and health of detained individuals that are under t