Papua New Guinea defends human rights efforts following damning NGO report
Papua New Guinea's government has defended its efforts to protect human rights. This follows a damning international NGO report into the state of human rights in PNG.
High Court: Form commission to stop rape, violence against women
The High Court has asked the government to form a commission within 30 days under the Law Ministry in order to stop rape and violence against women.
Eight global harmful practices rob girls of their fundamental rights: UN Human Rights
The United Nations Human Rights has identified eight global harmful practices that are widespread across societies and rob the girls of their fundamental rights.
Human Rights Watch criticises Australia’s media raids
Human Rights Watch said Australia’s national security laws had a “chilling effect” on journalists and their sources and the nation’s “overly broad” national security laws could be misused.
Human rights group alleges “brutal, unlawful” state execution process in Changi Prison
Allegations concerning the “brutal” and “unlawful” process of execution by hanging in Changi Prison have surfaced in a statement by Malaysian human rights organisation Lawyers For Liberty.
Human rights defenders demand anti-corruption bureau to reveal suspects names
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says it will hold demonstrations tomorrow to demand Anti-corruption Bureau Director General Reyneck Matemba to reveal the names of the people who wanted to bribe Constitutional Court judges.
Easier Said Than Done (ESTD) Report based on the 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
The ESTD series, which was started in 2008, is researched and produced by CHRI’s International Advocacy and Programming (IAP) team.
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Easier Said Than Done (ESTD) Report based on the 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council
The ESTD series, which was started in 2008, is researched and produced by CHRI’s International Advocacy and Programming (IAP) team.
Police inaction at JNU is complicity: CHRI calls for a judicial inquiry
Jan 09, 2019 New Delhi Denouncing the Delhi Police for its complicity in the violence unleashed at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on the night of January 5, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) calls for a judicial inquiry to fully establish the perpetrators of the violence and t
‘Why don’t they protest for better police force?’
Dec 22, 2019 (Deccan Herald) Reforms and delays in the justice delivery system were recurring subjects at a discussion on ‘Encounter deaths, police reforms and human rights’ organised here on Saturday by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and the Karnataka State Human Rights