Due process not followed in Pehlu Khan Case
Aug 16, 2019 New Delhi, India The verdict in the Alwar district court in the Pehlu Khan murder is a severe indictment of grave lapses in police investigation and due process, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said today.
Justice Lokur, CHRI EC member, appointed to Fiji Supreme Court
August 13, 2019 New Delhi, India Justice Madan B Lokur, former judge of India’s Supreme Court, has been sworn in as a justice of the Fiji Supreme Court by President Jioji Konousi Konrote.
Bringing home closer to foreigners jailed in India
Aug 11, 2019 (The Hindu) HC orders arrangement for ‘speediest communication’ based on amicus curiae report stating that 75% of them struggle to gain access to their embassies For many foreign national prisoners (FNP) lodged in jails across India, a common grievance is that many
CHRI urges Centre to 'uphold rights, dignity and safety of all people' in Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 7, 2019 New Delhi, India Concerned about controversial, widespread constitutional changes in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has urged the Government of India to "uphold the rights, dignity, safety, security of all people living there"
Bangladesh at UNCAT: Dhaka urged to implement recommendations
Aug 05, 2019 New Delhi, India The Bangladesh Government, which submitted its first ever report on the United Nations Convention against Torture (UNCAT), is being urged to implement the recommendations of the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) in Geneva.
Commonwealth anti-slavery network launches
30 July 2019 LONDON, UK The Commonwealth 8.7 launches on World Day against Trafficking in Persons. The network launches with over 60 local, grassroots civil society organisations working to eradicate contemporary forms of slavery across the Commonwealth.
Release all imprisoned journalists: International media rights groups tell governments
[Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney attend a news conference on media freedom.
CHRI's delivers Oral Statement at the 41st Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council
3 July, Geneva CHRI made an Oral Statement at the General Debate in the UN Human Rights Council's 41st Regular Session under Agenda Item 4 on 3 July 2019. This was a general debate on human rights situations that require the Council's attention.
Oral statement delivered by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative at 41st Regular Session of the UNHRC
CHRI made a statement on the Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and the Special rapporteuR on Freedom of Assembly. The statement was made by Mr.