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May 21, 2021 About Us

Project Associate: Media and Freedom of Expression Programme

Location: New Delhi, India Period of the assignment: 16 June 2021 – 15 June 2022 Type of contract: Consultancy About the Media and Freedom of Expression Programme The Media and Freedom of Expression Programme in CHRI documents, researchers and advocates for media freedom, righ

May 21, 2021 About Us

Senior Project Associate: Media and Freedom of Expression

Location: New Delhi, India Period of the assignment: 16 June 2021 – 15 June 2022 Type of contract: Consultancy About the Media and Freedom of Expression Programme The Media and Freedom of Expression Programme in CHRI documents, researchers and advocates for media freedom, righ

May 13, 2021 Publications Prison Reform

International Director’s Message on the Release of CHRI’s Report ‘Disconnected: Videoconferencing and Fair Trial Rights’

Courts across the world have had to adapt to virtual hearings as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions.

Apr 30, 2021 Press-releases

CHRI’s Tribute to Soli Sorabjee, a national and international human rights lawyer and Constitutional legend

  New Delhi, April 30 -- The International Board of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), its Executive Committees in India, Africa and the UK and all staff members pay tribute to and express their deepest sympathies and profound condolences on the passing of Soli J.

May 13, 2021 Publications Prison Reform

Disconnected- Videoconferencing And Fair Trial Rights

‘Disconnected: Videoconferencing and Fair Trial Rights’, documents the experiences of 20 criminal lawyers and 10 judicial officers of criminal trial courts across the country, to understand the implications that videoconferencing hearings have on the fair trial rights of accused, especia

Dec 15, 2020 Publications Police Reform

Handbook of Landmark Judgments on Human Rights and Policing in India

This handbook explains 26 landmark judgments of the Supreme Court relating to policing.

Apr 07, 2021 In-the-news

Myanmar crisis is India’s opportunity to develop long-term refugee policy

By: Sanjoy Hazarika  (Indian Express) The Ministry of External Affairs has underlined the government’s changing position on the Myanmar crisis, moving to a more pro-active stand as concerns grow worldwide about growing internal strife and instability there.

Mar 25, 2021 Blog

Findings from a preliminary study of the Central Information Commission's latest Annual Report on the implementation of the RTI Act (2019-20)

Image courtesy: https://www.jagranjosh.com/ Mar 25, 2021 By: Venkatesh Nayak The Annual Report of the Central Information Commission (CIC) for the year 2019-2020 is out in the public domain.

Dec 15, 2020 Publications Police Reform

Policing During India’s Covid-19 Lockdown: A Review of Reported Accounts of Police Excesses

This report presents a compilation of reported incidents of excesses committed by the police across states during India’s nation-wide lockdown from 24 March 2020 to 31 May 2020.

Mar 18, 2021 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

CHRI at HRC46: Oral Statement in the UPR Outcome Adoption of Jamaica (Agenda Item 6)

17 March 2021, Geneva: CHRI was among the six NGOs that delivered an oral statement in the UPR outcome adoption of Jamaica at the 46th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The statement delivered by Ms.