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Jun 30, 2018 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Easier Said Than Done 2018

Pledges and Performance: Holding Commonwealth members to account at HRC Since the inception of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the Easier Said Than Done​ ​(ESTD) series has reviewed Commonwealth member states’ performance at the HRC.

May 20, 2018 In-the-news Access to Information

Africa leg aid report urges prosecution of former Gambian dictator

May 20, 2018 (Modernghana.

Apr 13, 2018 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

Is the Commonwealth a plausible substitute for the EU?

WHENrepresentativesoftheCommonwealth’s53countriesmeetinLondonandatWindsorCastlenextweek,anarrayofrosystatisticswillbebandiedabout.Theorganisationembracesathirdoftheworld’speople,aquarteroftheUN’smembershipandafifthofthegloballandmass.

What we do

SDG 8.7

Strengthening the Commonwealth to achieve SDG 8.7 The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015. Under SDG Target 8.

Nov 06, 2017 About Us

COMMONWEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE (CHRI) INTERNSHIP AND STIPENDIARY OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ON PUBLIC INTEREST LAW ISSUES

CHRI is an independent, non-partisan, international non- governmental organization. We work for the practical realisation of human rights of ordinary people in the Commonwealth.

Mar 30, 2017 Blog

Cry freedom: long road to open journalism in the Commonwealth

March 30, 2017 Hostility to press freedom and journalistic independence is growing across the Commonwealth and journalists face increasing obstruction and even physical danger.

Mar 12, 2013 Post_of_the_day

Rwanda passes Access to Information law

On 11 March, Rwanda officially became the 11th country in Africa and the 94th country globally to adopt a comprehensive Access to Information law.

Where we Work

Police Reforms : EAST AFRICA

CHRI has worked in police reform in East Africa since 2001.  CHRI focuses on programmes to enhance human rights based, democratic, professional policing in East Africa, on both a regional and country-specific level.

What we do

Fact finding missions

When faced with human rights emergencies or serious human rights situations in Commonwealth countries, CHRI organises fact finding missions to gather first hand information and evidence to put before Commonwealth bodies and the international community.