CHRI among over 50 human rights groups calling for immediate release of female Saudi rights defenders
Over 50 interantional human rights groups have come together to seek the release of female human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia who have been detained for peacefully campaigning against gender discrimination in their country, focusing on issues such as women's right to drive and
CHRI's Audit of Delhi Police's All Woman Police Control Vans
On 9 September 2016, the Delhi Police rolled out a pilot project to operate five All Women Police Control Room (AWPCR) vans in Delhi.
CHRI: UK decision to revoke citizenship of ‘ISIS bride’ violates national law, international obligations
Photo: BBC/Screengrab New Delhi, March 7: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) expresses grave concern over the decision of the UK Government to revoke the citizenship of Shamima Begum, described in media reports as an ‘ISIS bride’, saying the decision by Home Sec
Activists Criticise Rahul's Defence of Parties Not Complying With RTI
February 28 | The Wire Venkatesh Nayak of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative termed Gandhi’s statement “half-hearted and ill-informed”.
State PCA a big let-down, fails to meet its objectives
Photo: Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times Following the 1857 revolution and its unsettling impact on the colonial rulers, in 1861 the British established the police as an organised institution in India, not to serve the people but to protect, perpetuate and consolidate their oppressive rule in the
Access to public information an uphill struggle in Kenya despite law
Photo: NMG According to the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), a lobby which has been at the forefront of helping Commonwealth countries in coming up with ATI laws as well as overseeing its implementation, indicates that by 2010, more than 85 countries in the world had this law.
Illuminating Government’s Dusty Corners: CHRI and the Right to Information
Venkatesh Nayak, coordinator of the Access to Information-team at the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), has spent a career illuminating bureaucracy’s dusty corners.
Concluded event: 'UN monitoring on Sri Lanka must continue', civil society calls on Human Rights Council
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) was part of a panel discussion on "Reconciliation, Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka" on 28 February at the United Nation's Palais des Nations.
IT Amendment Rules 2018: Special Procedures, Human Rights Council writes to the govt of India expressing concerns over provisions
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) would like to present to its readers a communication from the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council to the Government of India regarding the Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018 and its potential
Pulwama: CHRI calls for swift action against perpetrators, urges international bodies to hold agencies responsible
Photo: PTI New Delhi, February 18: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has expressed deep grief at the terrible terror attack in Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir, which took a devastating toll of lives of over 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel -- one of India's major pa