CHRI represented at the "Global Human Rights at Risk" conference at The Hague
[Mr. Roy (far left) at the conference] Sarthak Roy, Research Officer with the Office of the International Director, recently participated at a conference titled "Global Human Rights at Risk" at The Hague on 6-7 June 2019.
CHRI’s training workshop on ‘RTI for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’
CHRI’s Access to Information (ATI) team organised a three-day training session on "Know your Rights: RTI for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), Strategic Partnership Training & Consultation" in collaboration with the Javed Abidi Foundation and Disability Ri
UP journalist arrests show disregard for rule of law by state: SAMDEN
[Jagisha Arora, in green dress, the wife of journalist Prashant Kanojia who was arrested by UP Police, and other journalists stage a protest against Kanojia's arrest, at the Press Club in New Delhi on 10 June.
Book by CHRI's IAC Chair launched at National University of Singapore
[Prof Alison Duxbury, chair of CHRI's IAC and Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne, at the Singapore launch of her book "Can ASEAN Take Human Rights Seriously?" Left to right: Prof Kevin Tan (National University of Singapore NUS), Dr Hsien-Li Tan (National Un
Consultation on Model SOP on Repatriation of Indian Nationals from Foreign Prisons
July 20, 2018 New Delhi, India A one-day Consultation was held by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) to seek the feedback from Central and state agencies on the contours of a Draft Model Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) prepared for the effective implementation of the Rep
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 : Reducing Pre-trial Detention
A. Strengthening pre-trial safeguards B. Monitoring court production C. Monitoring Undertrial Review Committees D. Ensuring effective access to legal aid Undertrial prisoners constitute a significant majority of the prison population (67.6%) in India.
Improving Prison Conditions
A. Strengthening Prison Oversight Mechanisms B. Reports on Prison Conditions The closed nature of penal system makes it easier for any kind of abuse to go unnoticed and unattended. Therefore, it becomes extremely important to hold the functionaries of prison accountable for their actions.