Shahidul Alam bail: CHRI welcomes court decision but urges Dhaka to facilitate his release
New Delhi, November 16: Welcoming the decision of the Bangladesh High Court, which granted bail to international photographer and human rights defender, Shahidul Alam who has spent over 100 days in police custody, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) called upon the government o
Concluded: Workshops on the Implementation of Access to Information Act, 2016, in Kenya
CHRI and the Katiba Institute concluded two intensive workshops on the Implementation of Access to Information (ATI) Act, 2016, in Nairobi and Nakuru Kenya this past week, with support from the Commonwealth Foundation.
Report on Proceedings - Welfare Behind Bars- Recent Developments
"The Prison Reforms Programme of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) organised a one-day workshop on 18 th December at Floatel, Kolkata, West Bengal on ‘Welfare Behind Bars: Recent Developments’.
Mumbai conviction rate: Figures tell a different story
Latest figures belie Maharashtra government’s claims of a crime conviction rate of over 55%.... However, human rights and police reforms experts said the government has not presented a real picture on the conviction rate data for some time.
Convictions for those accused of sexual assault are steadily falling and in fact an all-time low rate was recently recorded (18.9 per cent in 2016) in this decade.
Delay in appointment of Lokpal & Lokayukta: Who will bell the graft?
The efficacy of Lokayuktas in tackling corruption has been questioned in the context of very few complaints being filed in the first place.
CJI Gogoi [said], “I am trying to make justice accessible while acting as executive chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) for the last one year. I do not know how far I have succeeded.
CHRI welcomes release of Cameroon TV host, urges govt to stop using terror laws to silence journalists
New Delhi, November 10: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) today welcomed the release of popular Cameroonian TV host Mimi Mefo who was detained earlier this week on charges of “publishing and propagating information that infringes on the territorial integrity"
CHRI calls on Cameroon government to release journalist Mimi Mefo
New Delhi, November 10: Condemning the arrest of the Cameroonian journalist Mimi Mefo who had been reporting on alleged military killings of civilians, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) today called for her immediate release and demanded that the Cameroons
Experts Slam Law Commission’s Anti-Torture Draft Bill
On October 26 and 27, a two-day conference was organised by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) in collaboration with National Law University of Law, Delhi; World Organisation against Torture (OMCT); People’s Watch; Quill Foundation; and the Inter