National Consultation: MP Prisons and Correctional Services, and CHRI get together prison administrators from 15 states to share learnings, challenges during pandemic
June 23, 2020 New Delhi, India Madhya Pradesh Prisons and Correctional Services and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) on Saturday jointly organised the National Consultation on Prisons: Ensuring an Effective Response to COVID-19.
CHRI joins 10 partner NGOs to deliver an oral statement under Item 10 General Debate at HRC43
June 19, 2020 Geneva The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) joined 10 partner NGOs in delivering an oral statement under Item 10 (Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building) - General Debate at the recently resumed 43rd Regular Session of the UN Human Rig
Union Health Ministry appoints Nodal Officer to collect and publish country-wide COVID Hospitals List in compliance with CIC's recent Advisory
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Denial of sanction for prosecution of cases under J&KAFSPA: CIC rejects access to detailed information in the name of public interest
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CIC issues advisory to the Health Ministry to publish a comprehensive list of designated COVID healthcare facilities across India- RTI Impact
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Coronavirus lockdown | 26 lakh migrant workers in halfway houses, says official data
June 5, 2020 (The Hindu) The Chief Labour Commissioner’s office has counted over 26 lakh migrant workers stranded across the country, of which 10% are in relief camps or shelter homes, while 43% are in situ at workplaces and 46% are in other clusters.
Handbook of Formats: Ensuring Effective Legal Services
The Handbook has been prepared by CHRI, in collaboration with the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), India.
CHRI requests DoPT to issue advisories to State Governments ensuring resumption of work by State Information Commissions
Image courtesy: World bank June 3, 2020 By: Shikha Chhibbar, Programme Officer, Access to information During the first and the second phase of the lockdown imposed by government to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, CHRI had conducted a Rapid Telephonic Survey of Information
CIC issues advisory to the Chief Labour Commissioner to publish stranded migrant workers' data within a week- RTI Impact
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COVID-19: Governments must protect the rights of migrants during the pandemic and beyond, UN experts urge
May 26, 2020 Geneva UN human rights experts today called on States to protect the rights of migrants and their families, regardless of their migration status, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.