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Apr 04, 2020 Press-releases

SAMDEN protests actions against Mir Shakilur Rahman and The Wire

April 4, 2020 Delhi/Kathmandu/Dhaka/Colombo/Boston, Leading editors and media professionals from South Asia today protested actions against the media in Pakistan and India: the detention of Pakistani editor and publisher Mir Shakilur Rahman in Lahore and legal action against the independent In

Apr 03, 2020 Press-releases

Review Migrant Relief Camps as well as Police, Prison Preparedness: CHRI to NHRC

April 03, 2020 The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has urged the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to review conditions in relief camps for migrants and emphasize police professionalism and prison preparedness during the lockdown.

Apr 01, 2020 Press-releases

Respect Human Rights while Enforcing the Lockdown: Guidelines for the Police

 April 1, 2020 Responding to vivid accounts of police brutality and arbitrariness across India during the nationwide lockdown, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has framed a set of guidelines to assist police departments to enforce the lockdown within the Constitutional

Apr 01, 2020 In-the-news Police Reform

Respect human rights while enforcing lockdown: Guidelines for police in India from CHRI

April 01, 2020 (South Asia Monitor) Responding to vivid accounts of police brutality and arbitrariness across India during the nationwide lockdown, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has framed a set of guidelines to assist police departments to enforce the lockdown within the Constituti

Apr 02, 2020 In-the-news Access to Information

Deathly Subsistence

Mar 31, 2020 (Caravan Magazine) Devendher Kasholla was set to return home in three weeks, to celebrate his older brother’s wedding.

Mar 31, 2020 Team

CHRI London Office

The CHRI London Office leads on: CHRI’s programme on Contemporary Forms of Slavery and Human Trafficking  Liaising, coordination and advocacy with Commonwealth bodies and institutions

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Contemporary forms of slavery

Strengthening the Commonwealth to Achieve SDG Target 8.

Mar 29, 2020 In-the-news Prison Reform

Virus scare: Parole, bail for 3000 in Bengal

Mar 29, 2020 (Telegraph India) The Bengal government has decided to release 3,076 convicts and undertrials for three months on parole and interim bail from correctional homes across the state to decongest over-crowded jails in the wake of the coronavirus.

Mar 28, 2020 Press-releases

CHRI's call to PM and CMs: Strong Action Needed Against Discrimination During Pandemic; Launch Information and Social Media Campaigns, Hotlines, Nodal Groups to Prevent Racial Attacks

March 28 , 2020 New Delhi, Taking note of reports of numerous incidents of racism and discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic in different parts of the country, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stress the need for extensive informati

Mar 26, 2020 In-the-news Prison Reform

COVID-19: Overcrowded Jails To Release Prisoners On Parole, But This May Just Kick The Can

March 25, 2019 (India Spend) Mumbai: As Tihar Jail, the country’s largest prison, announced plans on March 23, 2020, to release on parole or interim bail some 3,000 inmates who are not “hardened criminals”, other prisons in the country may follow, having been directed by the