CHRI represented at the "Global Human Rights at Risk" conference at The Hague
[Mr. Roy (far left) at the conference] Sarthak Roy, Research Officer with the Office of the International Director, recently participated at a conference titled "Global Human Rights at Risk" at The Hague on 6-7 June 2019.
CHRI’s training workshop on ‘RTI for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’
CHRI’s Access to Information (ATI) team organised a three-day training session on "Know your Rights: RTI for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), Strategic Partnership Training & Consultation" in collaboration with the Javed Abidi Foundation and Disability Ri
UP journalist arrests show disregard for rule of law by state: SAMDEN
[Jagisha Arora, in green dress, the wife of journalist Prashant Kanojia who was arrested by UP Police, and other journalists stage a protest against Kanojia's arrest, at the Press Club in New Delhi on 10 June.
101 Questions on Prisons You Didn’t Know Whom to Ask
Prisons are closed spaces. Very little information is available on the daily lives and routines of prisoners. Additionally, very few people are interested in learning about the details of prison life unless they find themselves in one.
A historical background of Ghana's struggle to enact the Right to Information Act
In Ghana, article 21 (1) (f) of the 1992 Constitution guarantees every person the right to information subject to certain qualifications and laws necessary in a democratic society.
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
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.
Prison Reform : Why Prison Reforms?
Positioned at the very end of the criminal justice system, prisons and prisoners get minimal attention. Intended to keep the convicted away from society, prisons are often places of injustice with little possibility of rehabilitation.
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.
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.