What We Do
Legislative Advocacy Facilitating the effective entrenchment of the right to access to information in member states and the institutions of the Commonwealth is one of the key aims of CHRI's RTI Program.
Trends from the CIC's Annual Report for 2014-15 - RTI applications decline, CIC imposes fewer penalties
17 March, 2016 By Venkatesh Nayak The Annual Report of the Central Information Commission (CIC) for the year 2014-15 is out. While the soft copy is not yet uploaded on the CIC's website, I obtained a hard copy from the office of the CIC on request.
Infographic: Women Police in India By Rank
Very little has changed in the structure and ethos of Indian policing since 1861, the year in which the Police Act was passed.
Can the Commonwealth Become a Normative Power It Wants to Be? Reflections on Leadership and Closer Links with Civil Society
15 March, 2016 By Uladzimir Dzenisevich In 2009, the Royal Commonwealth Society did a Commonwealth-wide survey to gather views about the association.
Debate: Human rights and the office of the Secretary-General
In honor of Patricia Scotland's first day as Secretary-General's CHRI will host a debate around the history of the position of Secretary-General, their historic role in furthering human rights, and what we can expect from the new Secretary-General’s tenure.
Gender Inequality in the UK Police Force: A Need for Departmental Diversity
14 March, 2016 By Katie Laurence As part of our commitment to the practical realisation of human rights across the Commonwealth, a major focus of CHRI is police reform.
Will the Commonwealth Finally Step Up in Sri Lanka?
14 March, 2016 By Trinanjan Radhakrishnan The 2015 edition of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which was held in Malta from November 27 to 29, marked the 50th anniversary of the Commonwealth’s reincarnation as an intergovernmental association.
Recommendations to National Human Rights Commission on Prison Reform
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative is thankful to the National Human Rights Commission for inviting its representatives to attend the two-day National Seminar on Prison Reforms, held on 13-14 November, 2014.
Prison Reforms: India
We focus on improving prison oversight and reducing prolonged, illegal or unnecessary detention.
Newsletter: Vol. 23 No. 1 March - 2016
CHRI's March 2016 Newsletter covers a variety of vital topics, including: Can the Commonwealth Become a Normative Power It Wants to Be? Reflections on Leadership and Closer Links with Civil Society Committee of the Whole: Meeting with Accredited Commonwealth Organisations Will th