Right to Information: Concern grows over proposed changes to law
Aug 08, 2018 (aljazeera.com) As government tries to amend act which allows citizens to seek official data, RTI hailed as 'one of the best laws'.
Release Shahidul Alam immediately, SAMDEN urges Dhaka
Aug 06, 2018 London/New Delhi/Dhaka The acclaimed international Bangladeshi photographer and cultural archivist Shahidul Alam, who was forcibly taken from his home in Dhaka on Saturday night after speaking out against alleged attacks on school students demanding better road safety, m
RTI reveals Advisory Board under J&K Public Safety Act spent 75% of its budget upholding detention orders which J&K High Court quashed later on
Image courtesy: http://www.elections.in Aug 02, 2018 By Venkatesh Nayak & Dr. Shaikh Ghulam Rasool Readers may recall recent media reports about the latest amendment made to the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 (J&KPSA) by H. E.
NRC outcomes: ‘Uphold constitutional obligations, ensure firmness and dignity,’ says CHRI
July 18, 2018 New Delhi, India Noting the emerging situation in Assam state arising out of the National Register of Citizens process, a leading human rights organization has urged the Government of India and the Assam Government to “uphold their constitutional obligations to assure the s
CHRI urges for a human rights-based prisons policy in Tanzania
July 18, 2018 New Delhi, India Drawing from Nelson Mandela’s spirit of compassion and justice on his birth centenary, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) expresses serious concern about recent statements by Dr.
Report on Panel Discussion on ‘Reducing Pre-Trial Detention in the Commonwealth’
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) releases its report on ‘Reducing Use of Pre-Trial Detention in the Commonwealth’, an outcome of a panel discussion on why and how, and with what effect, countries in the Commonwealth have undertaken reforms to reduce prison populations and
Civil society group releases damning findings on Thoothukudi police violence
The independent body conducted an inquest in June and presented their findings in Chennai on Sunday.
SDG 16 India: Mapping the Datascape
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) launched its latest report, “SDG 16 India: Mapping the Datascape” on 4 July 2018 at the India International Centre.
Staff Achievements
Raja Bagga (Police Reform Programme) received the prestigious Chevening Scholarship to study Criminal Justice Policy (MSc) at the London School of Economics in 2018. "The course fits perfectly with my five years of prison reform work at CHRI.
Experts Call for Accountability in UN Human Rights Council: CHRI report on Pakistan, Kenya, Australia, UK, Rwanda, South Africa and Nigeria released
Geneva -- Citing the poor quality of compliance by Commonwealth countries with their international commitments at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), human rights experts and civil society groups strongly attacked what they called the ‘undemocratic practice’ of clean slate elections at th