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Apr 21, 2016 Press-releases

CHRI’s Response to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group Statement of 20th April 2016 on the Maldives

PRESS STATEMENT CHRI’s Response to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group Statement of 20th April 2016 on the Maldives   The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) welcomes the continued scrutiny of the deteriorating situation in the Maldives by the Commonwealth Ministeri

Apr 21, 2016 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

CHRI calls for "resolute action" against Maldives by CMAG

Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has submitted a report to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) on the current situation of the Maldives, calling on the group to take “resolution action” against the Maldivian government.

Apr 20, 2016 Blog

Democracy in the Maldives Still in Decline: CHRI tells Commonwealth Ministers

20 April, 2016 Today the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), a watchdog committee of the Commonwealth, will meet in London to decide if the Maldives has followed the group’s recommendations to stop the country’s slide to authoritarianism.

Apr 20, 2016 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

COMMONWEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE (CHRI) SUBMISSION TO THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL ACTION GROUP (CMAG) ON:THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES

Mar 31, 2016 Blog

CHRI interviews Kamalesh Sharma, outgoing Secretary-General of the Commonwealth

  31 March, 2016 Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, the departing Secretary-General of the Commonwealth spoke with the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative via email. The staff of the London office of CHRI asked Mr.

Feb 26, 2016 Press-releases

CHRI observations on CMAG’s concluding statement on the Maldives

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) welcomes the statement, released soon after an ad hoc meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) on the Maldives, held in London on February 24, 2016.

Feb 09, 2016 Blog

Maldives’ former President Mohamed Nasheed is free at last, but the future of Maldivian democracy is uncertain

  By Uladzimir Dzenisevich and Kai Reddy Prompted by alarming reports of human rights violations1, threats to democracy and the rule of law in the Maldives, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) mounted a fact-finding mission to the Maldives in November 2015 and will soon be rel

Dec 05, 2015 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

CMAG has placed Maldives “under formal consideration,” says Cameron

The Commonwealth’s human rights and democracy arm, the Ministerial Action Group, has placed the Maldives “under formal consideration,” according to UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

Jan 01, 2013 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Papers on Mechanisms of the Commonwealth to Address Human Rights Violations

Papers on Mechanisms of the Commonwealth to Address Human Rights Violations (three part series (PAPER 1, PAPER 2, PAPER 3) released as complimentary research to our 2013 CHOGM report The Missing Link.

Mar 20, 2013 Staff Articles

The Emperor's New Clothes - the new Commonwealth Charter and CHOGM in Sri Lanka

Last week was the Commonwealth week. As the Commonwealth begins celebrations on the theme Opportunity through enterprise it may see its own opportunities and credibility dwindle to zero by the time its prestigious Heads of Government Meeting is held in Sri Lanka this November.