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Oct 22, 2024 Resources

CHRI at CHOGM 2024

Theme: ‘One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth’ The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2024 (CHOGM) will take place in Apia, Samoa from 21-26 October 2024. It will be the first CHOGM to be held in a Pacific Small Island Developing State.

Oct 20, 2024 Press-releases

CHRI At CHOGM 2024: AMPLIFYING THE CALL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

London 14 October 2024 – The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) will actively engage in the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), scheduled for October 2024 in Apia, Samoa.

Sep 19, 2024 Team New Delhi - Access to Justice- Prison Reform

Seema Deswal

Dr.Seema Deswal is a new recruit to CHRI as ‘Senior Programme Officer,’ Access to Justice, Prison Reforms. She is an academician from Sociology background. She is a Doctorate from Punjab University, Chandigarh and UGC NET (Sociology) qualified.

Sep 19, 2024 Team New Delhi - Access to Justice- Prison Reform

Gautam Krishna Deka

Gautam Krishna Deka is a prominent advocate at the Gauhati High Court, known for his profound legal acumen and commitment to justice. As the legal retainer for the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), he plays a pivotal role in advancing human rights in the region.

Sep 05, 2024 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Submission to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Samoa,2024

INTRODUCTION The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is an independent, international non-governmental organisation working for the practical realisation of human rights in the Commonwealth.

Oct 10, 2024 Publications Access to Information

Rape and Rape/Gangrape with Murder in India: Incidence and Disposal of Cases- A Preliminary Study

Image courtesy: Gulistan News Oct 10, 2024 By: Venkatesh  Nayak In July 2014 we published a preliminary analysis of publicly available government data about the incidence of the heinous crime of rape since the dawn of the 21st century and covering a 13-year period (2001 &nda

May 15, 2024 About Us

Programme Officer, Access to Justice - Police Reforms Programme

Location: New Delhi Time Commitment:  Full-time Duration: 6 months. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), India is an independent, non-partisan, human rights non-governmental organisation working for the practical realisation of human rights.

Apr 28, 2024 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Joint Statement from the Commonwealth Trade Union Group (CTUG), Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) to mark International Workers' Memorial Day and the International Labour Organization’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024.

This year’s theme ‘The impacts of climate change on occupational safety and health’ seeks a drastic shift in political priorities, policy coherence and agenda setting to address climate change, occupational safety and health hazards and risks to workers.

Apr 10, 2024 About Us

Senior Programme Officer, Police Reforms Programme

Location: New Delhi Time Commitment:  Full-time Duration: 1 year. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), India is an independent, non-partisan, human rights non-governmental organisation working for the practical realisation of human rights.

Mar 12, 2024 In-the-news Access to Information

After FAQs on Electoral Bonds, SBI's Beneficial Ownership Proformas Disappear from Website

Date: Mar 12, 2024 (the Wire) By: Venkatesh Nayak The Supreme Court of India refused to grant the State Bank of India extra time to furnish information about the buyers of electoral bonds (EBs) and the political parties that redeemed them.