How Modi government is using data privacy as an excuse to cripple the Right to Information
2 August 2023 (Scroll.in) The inherent conflict between the right to privacy and the right to information is being exploited by the government to restrict the Right to Information Act.
Opposition, Activists Raise Alarm as Modi Govt Gets Ready to Pass Data Protection Bill
July 31, 2023 (thewire.in) New Delhi: As The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2023 is likely to be tabled in parliament this week, concerns have been raised about the content of the new legislation.
Jason Cowen
Jason Yasin Cowan is a Legal Intern at the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI). He is a Juris Doctor Candidate at Santa Clara University School of Law, expected to graduate in May 2024.
Mihika Poddar
Mihika Poddar works on research and advocacy initiatives at CHRI. Mihika is also a full-time doctoral student at the University of Oxford, pursuing research in the field of human rights law. Her work focuses on legal recognition of personal identities, including race, sex/gender and caste.
Leor Chechik
Leor Chechik is currently working as a Research & Advocacy Intern at CHRI. She assists on a variety of research projects including on the topics of modern slavery, and media principles, as well as preparing the Human Rights Update.
Malvika Rangta
Malvika Rangta joined the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) team in March 2022. As a Programmes Assistant, she supports the design and delivery of projects and programs, specifically CHRI's program on eradicating contemporary forms of slavery and human trafficking.
Anti-trafficking sector joint briefing on the Illegal Migration Bill for Commons consideration of Lords amendments, July 2023 Amendment on compliance with international obligations
Jul 11, 2023 A cruel, inhumane and unworkable Bill: The ‘Illegal Migration Bill’ is bad law. It is cruel, inhumane and entirely unworkable. It breaks numerous domestic and international laws.
Home ministry dodges query on cancelling foreign contribution licences of non-profits
July 08, 2023 scroll.in An RTI activist had asked the ministry to make the cancellation orders public.
Women struggle while men die in custody in India’s Uttar Pradesh
14 June 2023 (unbiasthenews.org) When 33-year-old Shahiba Bano is not busy trying to piece her life back together, her mind strays to the late-evening driving lessons with her husband. Learning how to ride a three-wheeler for a living was never on her agenda.
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) urges Commonwealth leaders to prioritise eradication of child labour
London, 12 June 2023: On this World Day Against Child Labour, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative calls upon leaders of Commonwealth nations to prioritise the eradication of child labour as a fundamental step towards creating a just and inclusive society.