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Jun 26, 2019 In-the-news Police Reform

Women in Police

June 25 | Next IASA Model Policy on Women in Police in India was recently prepared by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI). Read the full article.

Jun 24, 2019 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

Commonwealth countries should adhere to UN human rights mechanisms, says CHRI report

June 23 | South Asia Monitor A new report on human rights under the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), calls for Commonwealth countries, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, to strengthen the special procedure mechanisms of the world body.

Jun 24, 2019 Press-releases

Jindal Global University and CHRI sign MoU for close collaboration on human rights issues

  New Delhi, 22 June 2019 -- O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaborative research and programmes on human rights, including workshops and training.

Jun 24, 2019 In-the-news Access to Justice

NHRC seeks report from CBI on probe against Lawyers Collective

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to report within four weeks on the status of the probe in its criminal case registered against Lawyers Collective.

Jun 19, 2019 Press-releases

NHRC urged to do more to observe trials as part of protection for RTI activists: CHRI

  New Delhi, 19 June: The recent death of a youth in a brutal attack, a year after his father who was a prominent RTI activist was similarly killed, underlines growing concerns about the safety of rights defenders, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has said.

Jun 18, 2019 Blog

NHRC to inquire into the alleged murder of Gujarat's Rajesh Sondharva who fought for justice in the murder case of his father- RTI activist Nanjibhai Sondharva

Image courtesy: http://nhrc.nic.in/ June 18, 2019 By: Venkatesh Nayak Readers may remember recent news reports of the alleged murder of 19-year old Rajesh @ Raju Sondharva a resident of Manekwada village in Rajkot district of Gujarat.

Jun 14, 2019 Press-releases

CSOs, human rights defenders welcome revival of dialogue by NHRC

  New Delhi, June 14: Civil society groups and Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) from across India have welcomed the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) revival of dialogue.

Jun 13, 2019 Events

CHRI represented at the "Global Human Rights at Risk" conference at The Hague

[Mr. Roy (far left) at the conference] Sarthak Roy, Research Officer with the Office of the International Director, recently participated at a conference titled "Global Human Rights at Risk" at The Hague on 6-7 June 2019.

Jun 11, 2019 Events

CHRI’s training workshop on ‘RTI for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’

  CHRI’s Access to Information (ATI) team organised a three-day training session on "Know your Rights: RTI for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), Strategic Partnership Training & Consultation" in collaboration with the Javed Abidi Foundation and Disability Ri

Jun 11, 2019 Press-releases

UP journalist arrests show disregard for rule of law by state: SAMDEN

[Jagisha Arora, in green dress, the wife of journalist Prashant Kanojia who was arrested by UP Police, and other journalists stage a protest against Kanojia's arrest, at the Press Club in New Delhi on 10 June.