A historical background of Ghana's struggle to enact the Right to Information Act
In Ghana, article 21 (1) (f) of the 1992 Constitution guarantees every person the right to information subject to certain qualifications and laws necessary in a democratic society.
Easier Said Than Done (ESTD) Report based on the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
The 'Easier Said Than Done' (ESTD) report is a part of the series started in 2008 by CHRI's International Advocacy and Programming (IAP) team to review the voting patterns of Commonwealth member states at the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.
Geneva: CHRI International Director speaks at Commonwealth Civil Society Seminar
[Pictured: Members of the seminar, including CHRI International Director, Sanjoy Hazarika (extreme left) and Yashasvi Nain, former CHRI lead of the International Advocacy Programme( who joined the Commonwealth Secretariat at Geneva as Human Rights adviser in March 2019 (second from right)] T
Prison Reform : Why Prison Reforms?
Positioned at the very end of the criminal justice system, prisons and prisoners get minimal attention. Intended to keep the convicted away from society, prisons are often places of injustice with little possibility of rehabilitation.
CHRI at the IDLO-UN SDG 16 conference in Rome
CHRI International Director Sanjoy Hazarika attended and spoke at the SDG 16 Conference co-organised by the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) on 27 - 29 May, 2019 in Rome.
PRESIDENTIAL ASSENT TO THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT: A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT
May 27, 2019 The Coalition on the Right to Information (RTI) Ghana is delighted with the presidential assent given to the Right to Information Act on Tuesday May 21, 2019, by President Nana Akufo-Addo.
'Ghana may legalise same-sex marriage in 2039'
Ghana Web | 24 May 2019 A private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has estimated 2039 as a possible timeline to when Ghana may pass or accept same sex marriage in its legal framework.
Review of a book on climate change with a chapter co-authored by CHRI International Director Sanjoy Hazarika
The Third Pole | 21 May 2019 Much of climate change research has, so far, been led by countries in the temperate zone, otherwise known as the global North. This has skewed the perception of the crisis.
A Chronicle of the Crime Fiction That is Adityanath's Encounter Raj
In the last ten months, UP police has conducted four police encounters per day. The Wire met families of 14 people who were killed in these encounters by the police. Read the full story here.
CHRI response to MHA advisory to states mandating filing of FIRs
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) appreciates and supports the advisory by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on 16 May 2019 on the “failure to record information under Section 154 (1) of CrPC punishable under Section 166A of IPC” issued to the Additional Chi