The Northeast, India’s volatile periphery
Nov 21, 2019 (Nationalia.info) Surrounded by five countries and connected to the rest of India by a tiny corridor between Bhutan and Bangladesh, the Northeast symbolizes the distant and forgotten periphery of New Delhi.
CHRI, CSNSR in Odisha launch new report on Crime and Policing
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Centre for the Sustainable Use of Natural and Social Resources (CSNSR) have launched "The State of Crime and Policing in Odisha: Results of a Study Conducted in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur and Kandhamal” on 7th Novembe
Police must be sensitized in dealing with sexual assault survivors
Oct 30, 2019 By Ankur Otto (telegraphindia.
Protect Maldives human rights defenders, international rights groups tell Government
Oct 23, 2019 Taipei, Taiwan, Deeply concerned by the threat to life and liberty of the members of the Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN), a leading civil society organisation in the Maldives, 16 prominent Asian human rights groups today called on President Solih to ensure their protection
Assam's Tangled Web of Citizenship and the Importance of a Consensus
Oct 18, 2019 By Sanjoy Hazarika (thehinducentre.com) Villagers check their names in the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Pabhokati village in Morigaon district, in Assam.
CHRI condemns killing of Bangladeshi student
Oct 18, 2109 New Delhi, India The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) condemns the killing of Abrar Fahad, a second year student of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) who was allegedly beaten to death by leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing
Cameroon urged to expand National Dialogue Process
Oct 17 , 2019 New Delhi, India The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has urged Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland to continue using her good offices to encourage the Cameroonian authorities to adopt further confidence-building and reconciliation measures during that cou
CHRI asks Maldives to cancel revocation of civil society group license
Oct 12, 2019 New Delhi, India Terming Maldives Government action against a prominent civil society group as “excessive and arbitrary”, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) today urged the Maldives to restore the license of the Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN)
Launch of Maharashtra Police Complaints Authorities: A User Guide (English, Hindi And Marathi)
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is launching the Maharashtra Police Complaints Authorities: A User Guide (English, Hindi and Marathi) on 11 October, 2019, from 2:30pm - 3:30 pm at Conference Hall, Mumbai Press Club, Glass House, Azad Maidan, Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai.
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