PRESS STATEMENT ON PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2019 (ACT 989)
Ghana Sept 03, 2020 The Coalition on the Right to Information, Ghana (RTI Coalition) is troubled and disappointed with the kind of responses received by institutions and individuals seeking information from some public institutions under the RTI Act.
Consultancy with Prison Reforms Programme
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)'s Prison Reforms Programme is looking for a consultant to conduct research and draft a Guide on Defending Children in Detention who are Asylum Seekers or Refugees in India.
North East India's oldest broadsheet is victim of pandemic, SAMDEN urges need to ensure no other extraneous factors barring health in closure
Aug 25, 2020 New Delhi,India Last week, COVID-19 claimed an unlikely victim: The Shillong Times, North East India’s oldest broadsheet newspaper, was ordered by the Government of Meghalaya, under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and the Meghalaya Epidemic Diseases, Regulations 2020, to clo
Prashant Bhushan case reflects state of free speech in India: CHRI
Aug 16, 2020 New Delhi, India The Supreme Court verdict slamming senior lawyer and human rights advocate Prashant Bhushan's critical tweets of it is “a sign of the current deterioration in the state of free speech in the country,” the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)
Explained: Who is Assamese? A proposed definition, and several questions
Aug 13, 2020 Indian Express Sanjoy Hazarika, CHRI's International Director, is quoted in this Indian Express piece which explains the challenges and controversy over issue of the Assamese identity and how it is linked to the larger question of citizenship and residency The question,
Foreign prisoners at risk, enquire into death of Ugandan national in Tihar: CHRI
New Delhi, August 9, 2020 – Calling on state governments, the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India to work closely with diplomatic missions in ensuring the safety and well-being of foreign national prisoners, the Commonwealth Human Rights Ini
SAMDEN: Sierra Leone repeal of defamation law shows govts can create safe media environment
New Delhi/Kathmandu/Dhaka/Colombo/Boston, August 6, 2020 – The recent repeal of Sierra Leone’s infamous criminal defamation law marks a major victory for media freedom, even as many journalists continue to be harassed, intimidated and detained for critical COVID-19 reporting, the South A
Eradicating Modern Slavery: An assessment of Commonwealth governments' progress on achieving SDG Target 8.7
1 in every 150 people in the Commonwealth are living in modern slavery. This publication highlights Commonwealth government action and inaction to tackle contemporary forms of slavery.
Constitutional Process key to Political Transition in Guyana – CHRI
New Delhi, August 5, 2020 – The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said today that upholding of the Constitutional process helped Guyana in its political transition, ending a long dispute over the result of the general elections.
Commonwealth 8.7 Network Statement: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
July 30, 2020 This World Day Against Trafficking in Persons marks the seventh day of its kind. Human trafficking, a widespread violation of the most basic human rights, touches communities the world over. There are approximately 40.