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.
A Milestone for Free Speech: The Commonwealth adopts Principles on Freedom of Expression
A Milestone for Free Speech: The Commonwealth adopts Principles on Freedom of Expression 26 October 2024 - Today the Commonwealth Heads of Government adopted the Commonwealth Principles on Freedom of Expression and the Role of the Media in Good Governance at their summit meeting in Apia, Samoa.
Who Controls the Narrative? Legal restrictions on Freedom of Expression in the Commonwealth
CHRI’s Report to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2024 CHRI’s 2024 report to CHOGM, focuses on restrictions on freedom of expression: ‘Who Controls the Narrative? Legal restrictions on Freedom of Expression in the Commonwealth.
CHRI at CHOGM 2022
Theme: Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming CHRI’s Submissions/Statements at CHOGM: Joint Statement on Rwanda: CHRI, together with Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, released a Joint Statement on the human rights situation in Rwanda.
CHRI at CHOGM 2024
Theme: ‘One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth’ The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2024 (CHOGM) will take place in Apia, Samoa from 21-26 October 2024. It will be the first CHOGM to be held in a Pacific Small Island Developing State.
CHRI At CHOGM 2024: AMPLIFYING THE CALL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
London 14 October 2024 – The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) will actively engage in the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), scheduled for October 2024 in Apia, Samoa.
Seema Deswal
Dr.Seema Deswal is a new recruit to CHRI as ‘Senior Programme Officer,’ Access to Justice, Prison Reforms. She is an academician from Sociology background. She is a Doctorate from Punjab University, Chandigarh and UGC NET (Sociology) qualified.
Gautam Krishna Deka
Gautam Krishna Deka is a prominent advocate at the Gauhati High Court, known for his profound legal acumen and commitment to justice. As the legal retainer for the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), he plays a pivotal role in advancing human rights in the region.
Submission to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Samoa,2024
INTRODUCTION The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is an independent, international non-governmental organisation working for the practical realisation of human rights in the Commonwealth.
Rape and Rape/Gangrape with Murder in India: Incidence and Disposal of Cases- A Preliminary Study
Image courtesy: Gulistan News Oct 10, 2024 By: Venkatesh Nayak In July 2014 we published a preliminary analysis of publicly available government data about the incidence of the heinous crime of rape since the dawn of the 21st century and covering a 13-year period (2001 &nda