Commonwealth Small States highlight challenges, calls for support from the community
Geneva, Sep. 12, 2017 Leading Small States of the Commonwealth today called for a more inclusive approach to human rights in the UN Human Rights Council that reflected their concerns, development interests and priorities.
CHRI calls on Tanzanian Government to promptly investigate shooting of TLS President
New Delhi, Sept 11, 2017 The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) expresses shock and condemns the shooting of Tundu Lissu, demands a swift, independent and transparent investigation of the event.
CHRI to hold panel discussion on ‘Small States at the Human Rights Council’
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is organizing a panel discussion on the margins of the 36th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva on Sep 12, 2017.
It’s Time to Turn Prison Walls Transparent
By Raja Bagga What happens behind bars stays behind bars. In India, jails are opaque institutions and little information comes out in the open about conditions prevailing behind high-security prison walls.
Privacy versus transparency
Sept 08, 2017 The nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court, which delivered the sterling judgement affirming that the right to privacy is a fundamental right, deserves full praise. But it has also raised fears that the State may use the judgement to further dilute the right to transparency.
Swiftly investigate Lankesh murder and end impunity: editors from South Asia, Australia, UK
New Delhi/London, Sept 7, 2017 An international group of editors, writers and media professionals from South Asia, the UK and Australia have joined demands seeking swift action in the murder of prominent journalist Gauri Lankesh.
CHRI and Katiba Institute Kenya's RTI Learning Programme begins
The week-long learning programme on the Right to Information (RTI-LP) organized by CHRI and Katiba Institute, Kenya, got underway in New Delhi on Monday, September 4, 2017.
One day Skill Development Workshop on J&K RTI Act
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) in collaboration with Department of Law, Central University of Kashmir (CUK), organized a Skill Development Workshop in the Nowgam-I academic block of the University, in Srinagar, on August 28, 2017.
RTI important weapon to ensure transparency in Govt. institutions: VC CUK
Srinagar, India Aug 28, 2017 Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Vice-Chancellor, Prof.
CHRI seeks withdrawal of MHA advisory on Rohingya Muslims
New Delhi, Aug 26, 2017 Drawing the attention of the Government of India to a 1996 landmark verdict of the Supreme Court of India, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) urges the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to consider withdrawal of an advisory with regard to the propose