Simultaneous Elections to the 18th Lok Sabha & Four Vidhan Sabhas Held in 2024: Campaign Expenditure Analysis

The General Elections to the 18th Lok Sabha and the Vidhan Sabhas of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim were held between April and June 2024. How much money did the political parties collectively spend on the election campaign is not publicly known. CHRI has completed a study of the analysis of the campaign expenditure trends of 22 national and state level political parties.

2024 International Day for the Elimination of VAW

FROM INTENT TO IMPLEMENTATION: ACTION ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE POST CHOGM 2024 Ending violence against women and girls, which rose sharply during COVID-19, is one of the four Commonwealth priorities on gender equality.

Joint Statement from the Commonwealth Trade Union Group (CTUG), Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) to mark International Workers' Memorial Day and the International Labour Organization’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024.

This year’s theme ‘The impacts of climate change on occupational safety and health’ seeks a drastic shift in political priorities, policy coherence and agenda setting to address climate change, occupational safety and health hazards and risks to workers.

Jail Mail: Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Week

28th May is celebrated as ‘Menstrual Hygiene Day’ every year worldwide to highlight the importance of good Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). 'Periods in Prisons' is an overlooked issue.

RWANDA: QUESTIONABLE TRIAL AFTER JOURNALIST’S DEATH

86 ORGANIZATIONS REITERATE CALL FOR AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION Rwandan authorities must allow an independent, impartial and effective investigation into the death of the Rwandan journalist John Williams Ntwali, 86 civil society organizations and media associations said today, reiterating a 31 January appeal.