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Sep 09, 2019 Press-releases

Chri Delivers Oral Statement At The 42nd Regular Session Of The Un Human Rights Council

Sept 09, 2019  CHRI made a statement in the Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery and the Working Group on the use of mercenaries. The statement was made by Ms.

Sep 09, 2019 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Opening statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council

Opening statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Geneva, 9 September 2019 Distinguished President of the Council, Excellencies, Colleagues and Friends, A year has gone by since I began my mandate.sp; I won´t lie to you, it has not been an easy task.

Sep 04, 2019 Blog

BEL refuses to disclose EVM/VVPAT info under RTI after demanding fees: Randomisation as a safeguard is questionable based on manufacturer data supplied under RTI

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Aug 30, 2019 Press-releases

CHRI Among 28 International Ngos Calling On The Un Hrc To Address The Human Rights Crisis In Cambodia At Its 42nd Session

  Aug 30, 2019:  CHRI and 27 international human rights organisations working within and outside Cambodia have published a letter calling on States to address the ongoing human rights crisis in Cambodia and to support a resolution ensuring strengthened scrutiny of the situation in th

Aug 29, 2019 Press-releases

Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) Africa Office calls for Police to be Properly Equipped to Fight Crime

Aug 29, 2019 The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) Africa Office condemns in the strongest possible terms the spate of attacks and killings of officers of the Ghana Police Service (GPS).

Aug 27, 2019 Press-releases

Civil Society Sets Up RTI Implementation Committee

Aug 27, 2019 The Coalition on the Right to Information, Ghana (RTI Coalition) and its collaborators are happy to announce the formation of a 13-member technical committee known as the Civil Society RTI Implementation Committee, which began work from Thursday 8th August, 2019.

Aug 28, 2019 In-the-news

A crackdown in India on suspected illegal immigrants could leave millions stateless

August 27, 2019 Guwahati. India (beta.washingtonpost.

Aug 09, 2019 In-the-news Police Reform

Police reforms still largely only on paper

Aug 09, 2019 By: Devika Prasad (frontline.thehindu.com) In 2006, the Supreme Court issued seven directives for police reform in Prakash Singh and others vs Union of India and others.

Aug 19, 2019 Events

CHRI’s Access to Information (ATI) Programme successfully hosted a Right to Information -Learning Visit (RTI-LV)

CHRI’s Access to Information (ATI) Programme successfully hosted a Right to Information -Learning Visit (RTI-LV) from 19th -26th August 2019 for a 14 member delegation from Kenya which included Commissioners from the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ), Kenya and members of the Kenyan P

Aug 16, 2019 Press-releases

Due process not followed in Pehlu Khan Case

Aug  16, 2019 New Delhi, India The verdict in the Alwar district court in the Pehlu Khan murder is a severe indictment of grave lapses in police investigation and due process, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said today.