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.
Media at a Time of the Pandemic: Better Reporting, Better Health?
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN) celebrates media freedom during COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday, May 3, 2020, marking World Press Freedom Day.
The echo of migrant footfalls and the silence on policy
May 28, 2020 By: Sanjoy Hazarika (The Hindu) When we hear the word migration, we think of Kerala and West Asia, or the United States and the West.
Arrests, Beatings and Dismissals of Journalists Underline Official and Corporate Arbitrariness: SAMDEN
May 26, 2020 New Delhi, India The South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN) today cited detention of media professionals in Bangladesh, attacks on journalists in the Punjab, and the dismissal of a pregnant reporter in Assam state as part of a pattern of official and corporate arbitrariness a
CHRI’s Compilation of Deaths Following Alleged Police Excesses During COVID -19 Lockdown
In the course of the national lockdown imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, excessive force by police has been captured in videos across states.
Former CIC Points Out Lapses In J&K Reorganisation Act
Mr Wajahat Habibullah (Chairperson of Executive Committee, CHRI India) May 14, 2020 (kashmirobserver.
Sneh Aurora
Sneh Aurora is the Director of the London Office, and oversees all work including strategy development and planning, international advocacy, and CHRI’s Contemporary Forms of Slavery programme.
Is transparency a burden on public authorities: Findings from a study of Central Government data as RTI completes 15 years
Image courtesy: https://www.thedailystar.net/ May 12, 2020 By: Venkatesh Nayak Even as we cope with pressures of the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, The Right to Information Act (RTI Act) is quietly turning 16.
CPJ, 191 partner organizations urge UN Secretary General to take action to secure release of jailed journalists amid COVID-19
May 5, 2020 Secretary-General António Guterres United Nations Room NL-3019 New York, NY 10017 Sent via email Dear Mr.
Recognition of fearless work by Pulitzer Prize winning photographers: SAMDEN
May 5, 2020 Delhi/Kathmandu/Dhaka/Colombo/Boston Congratulating the three Indian photojournalists for winning the 2020 Pulitzer prize in the feature photography category for their images of Jammu and Kashmir, the South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN) described it as a recognition fo