Civil society demands a voice in Commonwealth
As Malta prepares to chair the Commonwealth for the next two years, NGOs have called on the Prime Minister to promote the protection of civil society, prevent their bases from closing and ensure they have a voice.
CMAG has placed Maldives “under formal consideration,” says Cameron
The Commonwealth’s human rights and democracy arm, the Ministerial Action Group, has placed the Maldives “under formal consideration,” according to UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
Central Information Commission returned over 8,500 pleas
NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has returned 8,534 cases — almost 15% of the cases received — to applicants over eight months on technical grounds.
Raise awareness on child abuse, stakeholders told
The world day for the prevention of child abuse has been held in Accra on Thursday with a call on stakeholders to support campaigns to end violence against children.
Classically British Fudge: Codified Rights in an Unwritten Constitution By Sashy Nathan
Unlike our counterparts in the US, the UK Constitution is not revered and its discussion is usually greeted by a huge, apathetic yawn.
Gaiety in the Commonwealth? By Jill Cottrell Ghai and Yash Ghai
It is not easy being gay or lesbian in many countries, formerly British colonies, as in the middle of the nineteenth century Britain imposed on them Victorian attitudes to sex, particularly against homosexuality, through law.
CHRI urges the lifting of the state of emergency and restoration of constitutional rights and freedoms in the Maldives By Uladzimir Dzenisevich and Devika Prasad
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) notes with deep concern the declaration of a state of emergency in the Maldives.
Governance
CHRI's governance structure has grown around three executive committees or boards in each of the three countries where it has offices-- India, Ghana and the UK. An International Board (formerly the International Advisory Commission) has an overall supervisory and advisory role.