Action: CHRI's appeal for urgent action: Illegal arrest of Dr Shahidul Alam (Bangladesh)
CHRI submitted an urgent action appeal to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Working Group of Arbitrary Detention, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders and Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression.
SDG 16 India: Mapping the Datascape
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) launched its latest report, “SDG 16 India: Mapping the Datascape” on 4 July 2018 at the India International Centre.
Easier Said Than Done 2018
Pledges and Performance: Holding Commonwealth members to account at HRC Since the inception of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the Easier Said Than Done (ESTD) series has reviewed Commonwealth member states’ performance at the HRC.
Decriminalising and Declassifying Petty Offences In Ghana
Petty offences have existed as part of the criminal law of England and were incorporated in the laws of Ghana following its colonisation.
Enough is Enough
CHRI was one of 95 CSOs that signed a joint public letter calling for independent investigations in the OPT.
CHRI at CHOGM 2018
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) has long been a major target of CHRI’s advocacy work for the upholding of Commonwealth States’ human rights commitments. This CHOGM, in London in April 2018 was special for CHRI.
Cameroon: UN Review should condemn crackdown on rights
15 May 2018 Geneva Cameroon’s human rights situation is to be reviewed at the United Nations' Human Rights Council in Geneva today, under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism. The UN Human Rights Council carries out UPR review every four and a half years and this is the third-cycle review for Cameroon.
Canada defends human rights record during UPR
May 11, 2018 Geneva During Canada’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) last week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), members of the Council urged Canada to improve its treatment of Indigenous people, in particular women and girls.
CHRI: protect journalists, minority rights, end impunity, high praise for handling of Rohingya crisis
Geneva / Delhi May 12, 2018 Bangladesh needs to show it is taking action to protect journalists and bloggers, human rights defenders, strongly defend minority rights and tackle issues arising from impunity around enforced disappearances when its human rights record comes up on for review Monday, May 14, before the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group
Creating an Effective Coalition to Achieve Sdg 8.7
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGM) can be defining momentsin Commonwealth history. 1971 is remembered for the Singapore Declaration, the 1991 for the Harare Declaration, and 1995 for the Millbrook Commonwealth Action Plan.