Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) Africa Office calls for Police to be Properly Equipped to Fight Crime
Aug 29, 2019 The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) Africa Office condemns in the strongest possible terms the spate of attacks and killings of officers of the Ghana Police Service (GPS).
Civil Society Sets Up RTI Implementation Committee
Aug 27, 2019 The Coalition on the Right to Information, Ghana (RTI Coalition) and its collaborators are happy to announce the formation of a 13-member technical committee known as the Civil Society RTI Implementation Committee, which began work from Thursday 8th August, 2019.
A crackdown in India on suspected illegal immigrants could leave millions stateless
August 27, 2019 Guwahati. India (beta.washingtonpost.
Police reforms still largely only on paper
Aug 09, 2019 By: Devika Prasad (frontline.thehindu.com) In 2006, the Supreme Court issued seven directives for police reform in Prakash Singh and others vs Union of India and others.
CHRI’s Access to Information (ATI) Programme successfully hosted a Right to Information -Learning Visit (RTI-LV)
CHRI’s Access to Information (ATI) Programme successfully hosted a Right to Information -Learning Visit (RTI-LV) from 19th -26th August 2019 for a 14 member delegation from Kenya which included Commissioners from the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ), Kenya and members of the Kenyan P
Due process not followed in Pehlu Khan Case
Aug 16, 2019 New Delhi, India The verdict in the Alwar district court in the Pehlu Khan murder is a severe indictment of grave lapses in police investigation and due process, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said today.
The Right to Information: Citizen Empowerment Tool Skill Development Workshop for Youth
CHRIs ATI team head Mr. Venkatesh Nayak conducted a one-day capacity building workshop for students and faculty of Azim Premji University on 10 August, 2019.
'One Nation, Many Systems' - North-East's Special Powers Hang By A Thread, Will It Go The Jammu & Kashmir Way?
Aug 08, 2019 (outlookindia.
Bringing home closer to foreigners jailed in India
Aug 11, 2019 (The Hindu) HC orders arrangement for ‘speediest communication’ based on amicus curiae report stating that 75% of them struggle to gain access to their embassies For many foreign national prisoners (FNP) lodged in jails across India, a common grievance is that many
India must uphold its pledges to human rights: Worrying gap between commitment and practice
Aug 8, 2019 By Sarthak Roy and Aditi Patil (southasiamonitor.