Rights abuse prevalent in many Commonwealth nations: CHRI
If the Commonwealth is to play an effective role in peace building, then it is imperative that it places the promotion, protection and realization of human rights and the protection of its defenders at the forefront of its agenda for the 2018 London CHOGM. Silence cannot be an option.
Media’s need to maximize use of RTI stressed
March 13, 2017 Dhaka Bangladesh’s RTI Act of 2009 has opened up opportunities for the journalists to gather information from authorities to develop in-depth and investigative reports for the media.
CHRI urges Commonwealth to resist rights abuse robustly, says Liberties and Economic growth go together
March 13, 2017 New Delhi/Accra/London Today, 52 countries celebrate Commonwealth Day and aspire for ‘A Peace-building Commonwealth’.
Gaps remain in ensuring justice for women: Global NGO
Despite growing international consensus on women empowerment, significant gaps remain in many Commonwealth nations in ensuring unhindered access to justice for women, international NGO the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said on Wednesday.
CHRI’s Hazarika urges more civil society engagement by Commonwealth during UK visit
March 6, 2017 Sanjoy Hazarika, Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), recently held a series of meetings in London with senior officials of the Commonwealth Secretariat, civil society representatives, scholars and journalists focusing on issues related to advancing th
RTI gets a boost in Kashmir's Kupwara district
Seeking to make Kupwara a "model RTI" district, the District Administration has invited the Jammu and Kashmir RTI Movement (J & K RTIM) and the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) to provide technical assistance to public authorities for implementing the J&K Right to Inform
RTI workshop Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir Event: Photos
District administration seeks to make Kupwara a “Model RTI” district
March 2, 2017 Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India Seeking to make Kupwara a “model RTI” district, the District Administration has invited the Jammu and Kashmir RTI Movement (J&K RTIM) and the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) to provide technical assistance to
CHRI’s Director Sanjoy Hazarika meets Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland
March 1, 2017 Sanjoy Hazarika, CHRI Executive Director, on his first official visit to the UK, met with Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland at Marlborough House, London on March 1.
Bridging Gaps in SDG 16
Image courtesy : http://www.un.org February 28, 2017 By Gavin Davies In July this year, the United Nations' High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is set to hold its meeting on the post-2015 development agenda.