CHRI condemns Nigerian crackdown calls for Judicial Commission to investigate violence, initiate police reforms

Oct 23, 2020  New Delhi/Accra The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) condemns the excessive police violence against peaceful protestors in Nigeria and calls on the Government of Nigeria to stop the crackdown that has taken a toll of over 60 lives, ensure accountability for excess

CHRi's Statement On Covid-19 And Contemporary Forms of Slavery Submitted to the 45th Regular Session of the Un Human Rights Council

CHRI submitted a joint written statement on the 'Impact of COVID-19 on Contemporary Forms of Slavery', in collaboration with the Commonwealth 8.7 Network, for the 45th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council.

International Director's Message on the Release of Second Edition of Rights Behind Bars

The second edition of Rights Behind Bars (RBB), a resource that aims to carry the rights based jurisprudence developed by Constitutional Courts, behind bars, comes a decade after the first report which was launched in 2009.

CHRI and AALI report highlights police refusal and failure to register complaints of survivors of sexual violence in Uttar Pradesh, India

Sept 29, 2020 New Delhi and Lucknow Rape survivors face multiple barriers in seeking registration of their complaints by the police, blocking their access to justice at the very first stage of the legal system, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Association for Advocacy and Le

Prasar Bharati's Threat to PTI on 'Anti-National Reporting' Did Not Have Board Clearance

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Strong monitoring by Supreme Court only way to prevent further backsliding of police reforms: CHRI

Sept 22, 2020 New Delhi, India The seven directives on police reforms, delivered by the Supreme Court of India on this day in 2006, implemented in earnest, can address common ills that give rise to poor police performance and unaccountable law enforcement.

CHRI delivers an oral statement on Contemporary Forms of Slavery at The 45th Regular Session Of The UN Human Rights Council

16 September 2020, Geneva: CHRI delivered a video oral statement in the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences (Agenda Item 3) at the 45th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Madras HC Order Reignites Demand for Holding Officers Rejecting RTI Queries Accountable

Madras high court. Credit: Wikimedia Commons RTI activists have long insisted that an imposition of penalties and payment of compensation to applicants can be used as tools for ensuring adherence to the norms of providing information within a reasonable time frame.

SAMDEN urges Pakistan govt to act swiftly in killing of TV anchor

Sept 8, 2020 New Delhi, India The South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN) today called on Pakistani authorities to take firm action in the killing of Shaheena Shaheen, a TV talk show host and editor, in Balochistan province.