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Jun 03, 2019 Press-releases

Geneva: CHRI International Director speaks at Commonwealth Civil Society Seminar

[Pictured: Members of the seminar, including CHRI International Director, Sanjoy Hazarika (extreme left) and Yashasvi Nain, former CHRI lead of the International Advocacy Programme( who joined the Commonwealth Secretariat at Geneva as Human Rights adviser in March 2019 (second from right)] T

Jun 01, 2019 Programme Areas

Prison Reform : Reducing Pre-trial Detention

A. Strengthening pre-trial safeguards B. Monitoring court production C. Monitoring Undertrial Review Committees D. Ensuring effective access to legal aid Undertrial prisoners constitute a significant majority of the prison population (67.6%) in India.

May 31, 2019 Programme Areas

Improving Prison Conditions

A. Strengthening Prison Oversight Mechanisms B. Reports on Prison Conditions The closed nature of penal system makes it easier for any kind of abuse to go unnoticed and unattended. Therefore, it becomes extremely important to hold the functionaries of prison accountable for their actions.

May 31, 2019 Press-releases

CHRI at the IDLO-UN SDG 16 conference in Rome

  CHRI International Director Sanjoy Hazarika attended and spoke at the SDG 16 Conference co-organised by the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) on 27 - 29 May, 2019 in Rome.

May 28, 2019 Team Accra - Administration/Accounts

Grace Gyamfi

Grace Gyamfi is with the Administration/Accounts Section. She holds a Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Administration from the University of Ghana, Legon. Grace holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Basic Education from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. She loves to read and watch movies.

May 27, 2019 Press-releases

PRESIDENTIAL ASSENT TO THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT: A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT

May 27, 2019 The Coalition on the Right to Information (RTI) Ghana is delighted with the presidential assent given to the Right to Information Act on Tuesday May 21, 2019, by President Nana Akufo-Addo.

May 27, 2019 In-the-news Access to Justice

'Ghana may legalise same-sex marriage in 2039'

Ghana Web | 24 May 2019 A private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has estimated 2039 as a possible timeline to when Ghana may pass or accept same sex marriage in its legal framework.

May 22, 2019 In-the-news

Review of a book on climate change with a chapter co-authored by CHRI International Director Sanjoy Hazarika

The Third Pole | 21 May 2019  Much of climate change research has, so far, been led by countries in the temperate zone, otherwise known as the global North. This has skewed the perception of the crisis.

May 21, 2019 In-the-news Police Reform

A Chronicle of the Crime Fiction That is Adityanath's Encounter Raj

In the last ten months, UP police has conducted four police encounters per day. The Wire met families of 14 people who were killed in these encounters by the police. Read the full story here.

May 20, 2019 Press-releases

CHRI response to MHA advisory to states mandating filing of FIRs

  The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) appreciates and supports the advisory by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on 16 May 2019 on the “failure to record information under Section 154 (1) of CrPC punishable under Section 166A of IPC” issued to the Additional Chi