CHRI among human rights organisations petition for probe into alleged torture of Ghanian journalist
GhanaWeb | July 4 Human Rights Organisations have hinted of petitioning the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate and take necessary action in an alleged manhandling and torture of a journalist who is also the editor of an online news portal, Moder
CHRI’s RTI Intervention reveals details about detention centres and the NRC process in Assam
Image courtesy: NDTV.com May 22, 2019 By: Tahmina Laskar The Supreme Court-monitored updation of the the National Register of Citizens (NRC)[1] exercise, aimed at identifying illegal immigrants is being carried out in Assam.
Women in Police
June 25 | Next IASA Model Policy on Women in Police in India was recently prepared by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI). Read the full article.
Commonwealth countries should adhere to UN human rights mechanisms, says CHRI report
June 23 | South Asia Monitor A new report on human rights under the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), calls for Commonwealth countries, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, to strengthen the special procedure mechanisms of the world body.
Jindal Global University and CHRI sign MoU for close collaboration on human rights issues
New Delhi, 22 June 2019 -- O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaborative research and programmes on human rights, including workshops and training.
NHRC seeks report from CBI on probe against Lawyers Collective
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to report within four weeks on the status of the probe in its criminal case registered against Lawyers Collective.
NHRC urged to do more to observe trials as part of protection for RTI activists: CHRI
New Delhi, 19 June: The recent death of a youth in a brutal attack, a year after his father who was a prominent RTI activist was similarly killed, underlines growing concerns about the safety of rights defenders, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has said.
NHRC to inquire into the alleged murder of Gujarat's Rajesh Sondharva who fought for justice in the murder case of his father- RTI activist Nanjibhai Sondharva
Image courtesy: http://nhrc.nic.in/ June 18, 2019 By: Venkatesh Nayak Readers may remember recent news reports of the alleged murder of 19-year old Rajesh @ Raju Sondharva a resident of Manekwada village in Rajkot district of Gujarat.
CSOs, human rights defenders welcome revival of dialogue by NHRC
New Delhi, June 14: Civil society groups and Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) from across India have welcomed the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) revival of dialogue.