Uganda's Elections - An Experiment in Democracy
By Kai Reddy Uganda is a country with a troubled and violent past that has steadily stabilized under the rule of President Yoweri Museveni. In 1986 Museveni usurped a leadership he has successfully held for 30 years to date and has been generally uncontested thus far.
JNU FALLOUT: CHRI CONDEMNS VIOLENCE IN PATIALA HOUSE COURT
Press Statement, New Delhi 18th February 2016 CHRI deplores the repeated unchecked violence and intimidation witnessed over the last few days in New Delhi.
Maldives’ former President Mohamed Nasheed is free at last, but the future of Maldivian democracy is uncertain
By Uladzimir Dzenisevich and Kai Reddy Prompted by alarming reports of human rights violations1, threats to democracy and the rule of law in the Maldives, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) mounted a fact-finding mission to the Maldives in November 2015 and will soon be rel
Abuse Of Force: Outrage over police assault on students is meaningless till it leads to disciplinary action
By Maja Daruwala There are many ways to interpret the video footage of the recent brutal police beating of protesters in Delhi.
Inauguration of E-History Ticket for Prisoners
Jaipur Central Prison: 31 January 2016 For the first time in the prison history of the country, prisoners, both undertrials and convicts, of Rajasthan’s Central Jail of Jaipur are now given access to all important information pertaining to their lives inside prison through the use of
Jaipur central jail inmates to know their case through 'E-history'
In order to facilitate the prisoners of the Jaipur central jail the Rajasthan state legal services authority and jail administration in association with commonwealth human rights initiative, an NGO started E-history facility on Sunday.
CHRI: Manipur killing is 'obstruction of justice'
Viewing with deep concern the confession of Manipur Police Head Constable Herojit Singh that he shot and killed Sanjit Meitei on the alleged instructions of a senior police officer, the Common Wealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Delhi has urged the CBI to probe and identify the senior police offi
CHRI demands prompt inquiry into ‘police-politician nexus’ in Sanjit killing
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, CHRI has viewed with deep concern the admission made by Manipur Police head constable Thounaojam Herojit Singh on January 25 to the media on the alleged fake encounter which took place in July 2009.
CHRI: Manipur killing is ‘obstruction of justice
Viewing with deep concern the confession of Manipur Police Head Constable Herojit Singh that he shot and killed Sanjit Meitei on the alleged instructions of a senior police officer, the Common Wealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Delhi has urged the CBI to probe and identify the senior police offi
CHRI: Manipur killing is 'obstruction of justice', calls for investigation of nexus
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) views with deep concern Manipur Police Head Constable T. Herojit Singh's admission that he shot and killed Sanjit Meitei, an unarmed suspected member of an anti-State group, on the alleged instructions of a senior police officer.