Contemporary forms of slavery and responses to COVID-19

April 30, 2020 During these uncertain and unprecedented times, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is committed to fight against contemporary forms of slavery that persist across the Commonwealth.

Implement RTI Act at the earliest: CIC to Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh

April 30, 2020 (The Economic Times) NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the administration in Jammu & Kashmir to set up public information offices for all government departments at the earliest, and facilitate the implementation of the Right to Information Act in

Sanjoy Hazarika sheds light on ‘new normal’

Session centre around lockdown, its impact globally (Tribune News Service) April 29, 2020 A lot of people have been probably asking about a term, new normal, during the lockdown, which has been extended again in Punjab.

Coalition Against Torture: Government officials should be accountable for excessive use of force, ill-treatment during COVID-19 lockdown

April 23, 2020 (amnesty.org.

COVID-19 Lockdown in India – Need For A Tailored Approach As One Size Does Not Fit All Its Regions

April 25, 2020 (Ejil Talk) Written by Sarthak Roy and Niriksha Sanghvi The coronavirus disease (or covid-19) pandemic has created an unprecedented situation across the world with States struggling to treat infected persons and contain the spread of the virus, which has no known cure as yet.

Listening, leading and learning at the UN Human Rights Council: A Commonwealth story

  22 April 2020 By Sanjoy Hazarika, international director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), and convenor of the Working Group on Human Rights in India and the UN Image: Anne Pakoa (Vanuatu Human Rights Coalition), Turenga Nakalevu (Homes of Hope), Sanjoy Hazari

Access to Justice During Covid-19

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Legal experts warn latest legacy proposals incompatible with human rights laws

Proposals to limit legacy investigations in order to protect former British soldiers from “vexatious claims” are incompatible with the UK’s human rights obligations, a new report has warned.

Joint Civil Society Letter to the NHRC on Oversight during COVID 19 Pandemic

Forty Eight civil society organisations and individuals jointly wrote to the NHRC seeking oversight of actions taken by administrations and police departments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19: Jailed Human Rights Defenders Must Be Released Immediately

8 April 2020 Paris,   In light of the serious threat posed to prisoners by the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, FIDH and its undersigned member organisations recall governments' obligation to ensure the safety and health of detained individuals that are under t