Commonwealth anti-slavery network launches
30 July 2019 LONDON, UK The Commonwealth 8.7 launches on World Day against Trafficking in Persons. The network launches with over 60 local, grassroots civil society organisations working to eradicate contemporary forms of slavery across the Commonwealth.
Easier Said Than Done Report for the 40th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council
This Easier Said Than Done (ESTD) report is a part of the series started in 2007 to review the voting patterns of Commonwealth member states at the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.
Commonwealth countries should adhere to UN human rights mechanisms, says CHRI report
June 23 | South Asia Monitor A new report on human rights under the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), calls for Commonwealth countries, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, to strengthen the special procedure mechanisms of the world body.
Experts, HRDs discuss India’s, UN HRC member states’ performance at launch of CHRI ‘Easier Said Than Done’ report
New Delhi, 21 June: Diplomats, senior former officials from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), academics, activists and human rights defenders today took part in a lively discussion on how UN Human Rights Council (HRC) member states performed on the ground in contrast to their pledges
CHRI wins Commonwealth award for its work against contemporary slavery!
London, UK, 14 June 2019: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has been awarded a Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Award 2019, for its work on SDG 8.7 to eliminate contemporary forms of slavery across the Commonwealth.
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.
Four Commonwealth countries elected to HRC: CHRI expresses concern over lack of accountability, ‘Clean Slate Syndrome’
New Delhi, October 17 Noting that the UN General Assembly recently elected 18 countries to the Human Rights Council (HRC) at Geneva, including Cameroon, Bangladesh, Fiji and India from the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) expressed concern about unconte
Civil society scrutiny of rights records critical, say UK and Australia at HRC
Geneva, Sept 24 -- Australia and the United Kingdom said today that they supported civil society review of the human rights records of Commonwealth countries at the UN Human Rights Council as a necessary though difficult task.
EASIER SAID THAN DONE REPORT FOR THE 38TH SESSION OF UNHRC
Pledges and Performance: Holding Commonwealth members to account at HRC Since the inception of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the Easier Said Than Done (ESTD) series has reviewed Commonwealth member states’ performance at the HRC.
Tanzania: Open letter to States for joint action to address crackdown on civic space and prevent a further deterioration of the situation
Excellency, Ahead of the 39th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (“the Council”), which will be held from 10-28 September 2018, we write to call on your delegation to deliver statements, both jointly and individually, to address the ongoing crackdown on civic space and hum