The Repatriation of Indian Prisoners from Foreign Prisons
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Institute of Correctional Administration have organised a roundtable discussion on 13 July 2017 on the repatriation of Indian prisoners from foreign prisons to discuss the findings of their rapid study.
Byculla jail killing represents collapse of institutions: CHRI demands National Commission to review prisons
June 28, 2017 New Delhi, The alleged beating and torturous death of 40-year-old Manjula Shetye in Mumbai’s Byculla Jail on Monday, 23rd June, is a stunning indictment of the internal rot and impunity that characterizes India's penal system.
‘India’s backing of human rights at UNHRC not consistent’
A new analysis of voting during a decade at the UN Human Rights Council suggests that India did not consistently support issues such as civil and political rights including the death penalty, reprisals, defamation of religions, torture, drones, and the right to peace and peaceful protests.
Experts call on Commonwealth to build Human Rights capacity of members
CHRI’s HRC side event – Report Release of ‘Missed Opportunities: The Commonwealth at the Human Rights Council: A Decade of Voting (2006-2016)’ 20th June 2017 Geneva Senior international human rights experts have urged the Commonwealth to develop capacity and training
THE COMMONWEALTH AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL A Decade of Voting (2006-2016)
This report considers Commonwealth members’ voting patterns at the HRC and provides a basis for evaluating their engagement with the HRC to determine whether their voting behaviour is consistent with: HRC pledges, repeated commitments to Commonwealth values, votes of other Commonweal
A Brown Bag lunch with Mr. Kishore Bhargava
June 12, 2017 New Delhi The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) hosted an energetic discussion with Mr. Kishore Bhargava, CEO of Linkaxis Technologies and member of the Governing Board of the Society for Development Communications today.
All talk, little information
An assessment of relevant data recorded in the CIC’s annual reports of top government departments was conducted by Venkatesh Nayak and John Mascrinaus of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), an international not-for-profit organisation, for Frontline in early May.
CHRI Brown Bag with Mr. R. K. Mathur
(L-R) Mr. Sanjoy Hazarika (Director), Mr. R. K. Mathur and Venkatesh Nayak New Delhi, 29th May 2017-- The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) hosted a brown bag lunch with Mr. R. K.
CHRI demands independent inquiry on UP Police role in the ongoing Saharanpur violence
NewDelhi, 29May2017 On14-15May2017,CommonwealthHumanRightsInitiative(CHRI)visitedviolence-affectedShabbirpurandneighbouringvillagesinSaharanpurdistrict,UttarPradesh,aspartofanationallevelfact-findingteamledbytheNationalCampaignonDalitHumanRights(NCDHR).