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Apr 01, 2019 Press-releases

South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN) International Convening, 2018

  Cognisant of the need to address growing pressure on freedom of speech and expression in South Asia, increasing attacks on media workers and professionals and recognising that such freedoms are indivisible and know no political boundaries, in 2018, journalists from across this geography ca

Apr 01, 2019 In-the-news Access to Information

RTI Trumps Over Official Secrets – But Govt Remains Unyielding

  MoneyLife | 22 March 2019 States Venkatesh Nayak, RTI research scholar and programme coordinator of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI). "Several government-appointed committees including the H. D.

Apr 01, 2019 Press-releases

‘Death by stoning’ penalty draws CHRI demand to revoke Brunei membership

Istana Nurul Iman, the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, and the seat of the Brunei government New Delhi, April 1: Brunei Darussalam’s plan to introduce the death penalty by stoning for same sex relations and adultery has triggered a call from a leading Comm

Mar 29, 2019 In-the-news

Assemblies urged to make information on LEAP very accessible

The World News, Ghana | March 29, 2019 The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), has called on Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to ensure that information about the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme is made easily accessible to everyone.

Mar 28, 2019 Press-releases

Police depts need to proactively change processes to ensure gender equity, CHRI’s latest report shows

  New Delhi, March 28: Calling for a significant surge in women recruitment in the police as a lever to push for police reforms, change public perceptions and improve good governance, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant declared today that this would “radically” transform policing i

Mar 27, 2019 Press-releases

In historic move, Ghanian President signs into law the Right to Information Act

  Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on May 21 signed into law the Right To Information (RTI) Act, about two months after Parliament passed it.

Mar 28, 2019 Events

Concluded event: Launch of report on 'Model Policy on Women in Police'

  The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)'s Police Reforms team on March 28 launched its latest report, the "Model Policy on Women in Police" on Thursday, 28 March 2019 in New Delhi.

Mar 19, 2019 In-the-news Police Reform

Police investigating themselves violates natural justice - CHRI

GhanaWeb | March 18, 2019 A human rights advocate says the police are “being a judge and a jury in their own cause” when they investigate complaints against some of their men.

Mar 18, 2019 Press-releases

Bihar custodial deaths: 8 ex-DGPs come together in strong condemnation

  March 18: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) comes together in strongly criticising reports of the deaths and alleged custodial torture of two men in Bihar, who were found with with marks of nails hammered into them prior to their burial.

Mar 18, 2019 Press-releases

New Zealand attack: CHRI writes to PM Jacinda Ardern, expresses solidarity

  New Delhi, March 18: Describing the March 15 terror attacks in Christchurch as "extremist and xenophobic", the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has expressed condolences to the families of the victims and wished swift recovery to the injured.