One year since the arbitrary ban of Maldivian rights group the Maldivian Democracy Network
Today marks one year since the Government of the Maldives arbitrarily shut down the longest serving human rights group in the country, the Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN) and arbitrarily confiscated all of its funds.
CHRI’s New Report Records Reduction in Prison Overcrowding, Urges Continuing Efforts with Supreme Court Monitoring
Dec 19, 2020 New Delhi. Underlining the record reduction in India’s prison population by 10.
Easier Said Than Done (ESTD) Report Based on The 42nd Session Of The Un Human Rights Council
The 'Easier Said Than Done' (ESTD) report is a part of the flagship series produced by CHRI's International Advocacy and Programming (IAP) Unit.
Lost Identity: Transgender Persons in Indian Prisons
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative in collaboration with University of Dundee is organising the launch of report, 'Lost Identity: Transgender Persons in Indian Prisons'. The report will be launched by Justice Madan B Lokur (Retd.
Ugonna Ukaigwe
Ugonna Ukaigwe is the Programme Manager for the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) UK. She is a development professional with 15 years experience in the field of human rights and sustainable development.
CHRI supports India and South Africa call for COVID-19 vaccine waiver for marginalised and most vulnerable, urges the Commonwealth Secretariat to take lead
Nov 30, 2020New Delhi, India Equity and priority for the marginalised and most vulnerable in all countries must be the lodestone for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine when it is ready for mass distribution, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said today.
CHRI releases new report on transgender persons in prisons, urges model policy to protect rights
Nov 27, 2020 New Delhi, India The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) today launched a unique report ‘Lost Identity: Transgender Persons Inside Indian Prisons’ which reviews compliance of prisons with existing legal frameworks relevant to protecting the rights of transgende
Kashmiris Struggle With RTI Delays Due To Modi Govt’s Ill-Planned Article 370 Move
A review of two recent CIC orders and interviews with activists show that in Kashmir, an existing RTI system that ensured relatively quicker access to information for local residents has been replaced by a slower process riddled with red tape. Nov 19, 2011 (huffingtonpost.
The visible apathy of invisible commissions: Whither lockdown performance?
Oct 29, 2020 counterview.
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