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Jun 18, 2022 Blog

A petty legacy: Reducing pre-trial detention overcrowding by ending the criminalisation of poverty and status

June 18, 2022 By: Louise Edwards[1] A troubling legacy of the shared colonial history across the Commonwealth is the inheritance of criminal laws that, despite independence and democratic transformations, have either remained unchanged, or have been retained in some form.

Jun 16, 2022 Blog

How are global prison trends reflected in Commonwealth countries?

Jun 16, 2022 By: Tríona Lenihan[1] Since 2015, Penal Reform International’s annual Global Prison Trends reports have analysed and documented trends in the use of imprisonment, changes and issues faced by people in prison – especially those belonging to certain, often vulnera

Jun 16, 2022 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Joint Statement on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking For Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2022

Joint Statement on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking For Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2022 Endorsed by Global, Regional, National Civil Society Organisations[1] June 2022 Modern slavery encompasses practices which include human trafficking, fo

Jun 16, 2022 Press-releases

CHRI GOES TO CHOGM 2022

London 16 June 2022 - The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) will participate in events planned around the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled for 21 - 25 June in Kigali, Rwanda.

Jun 21, 2022 Publications Prison Reform

Message from the Chair of our International Board on the Release of CHRI’s CHOGM 2022 Report

The presumption of innocence, as affirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is one of the most fundamental human rights principles. Yet, of the 1.5 million prisoners detained across the Commonwealth more than 0.5 million are pre-trial detainees.

Jun 14, 2022 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Call for Commonwealth Leaders to Speak Up for Rights of Rwandans

Joint Letter to Commonwealth Heads of Government Dear Commonwealth Heads of Government, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, express our grave concerns about the human rights situation in Rwanda as it prepares to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in June 202

Apr 01, 2022 About Us

Mr Venkatesh Nayak Takes Over as Director, CHRI India as Mr Sanjoy Hazarika, Steps Down as International Director, CHRI

The Executive Committee (EC) of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), India, is pleased to appoint Mr. Venkatesh Nayak, Head, Access to Information Programme, as the new Director and Chief functionary of CHRI India, with effect from 16 May 2022. Mr.

Mar 14, 2022 Blog

Back to basics on human rights - the terrible lessons from Ukraine

“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. Is that an over-used quotation from Lord Acton’s letter in 1887 to Bishop Mandell Creighton? I don’t think so. Lord Acton was perfectly encapsulating ideas expressed by others before him.

Jan 28, 2022 About Us

London Office

Legal Research and Advocacy Officer, London office The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is offering an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, contributing to our human rights programmes in the areas of policy and legal analysis, research and advocacy.

Dec 17, 2021 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

Domestic Work is Work: 10 years after the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, domestic workers are still fighting for recognition

17 December 2021 Sneh Aurora, Director, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Laura Skadhauge Bloom, Legal Research and Advocacy Officer, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative A decade ago, domestic workers rallied around a simple argument: Domestic Work is Work.