Ten things about Legal Aid
“Access to justice is the most basic human right” and there must be emphasis upon the need for competent legal aid lawyers providing effective legal representation. There are 1,401 jails in India and each jail should have a legal aid clinic.
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
Joint letter to Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on deteriorating human rights situation in Bangladesh
November 1, 2018 Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais Wilson 52 rue des Pâquis CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland.
RTI reveal: More than 10 Indian workers died every day in Gulf countries in the last six years; 117 deaths for every US$ 117 remitted
Image courtesy: Christopher Pike By Venkatesh Nayak According to data tabled in Parliament in April 2018, (see attachment 10) there are 87.76 lakh (8.77 million) Indians in six Gulf countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
This is an important book, not just because of its relevance to a challenging topic and set of concerns that sprawl across India and which continue to defy political solution.
Newly appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights responds to global NGOs' message to call out rights violators
On October 24, 2018, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, replied to a letter that was jointly sent to her by over 750 NGOs and civil society groups across the world. You can read her reply here.
The National Foundation for India invites applications for its National Media Awards Programme, 2019
The National Foundation for India invites applications for its National Media Awards Programme, 2019.
Concluded event: RTI trainings for civil societies in Sri Lanka
CHRI is conducting three Right to Information workshops for members of the civil society in Sri Lanka. For these workshops, CHRI is being supported by FNF and Centre for Policy Alternatives, Sri Lanka, which is our partner on the ground.
Concluded event: Conference on 'Strengthening Legal Protection Against Torture' in India
Press statement jointly issued by CHRI, OMCT and ICJ: New Delhi, Oct 28: A two-day conference on anti-torture legislation in India has underscored that 11 years after signing the UN Convention Against Torture (CAT), India has still not ratified it nor passed a national