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May 21, 2019 In-the-news Police Reform

A Chronicle of the Crime Fiction That is Adityanath's Encounter Raj

In the last ten months, UP police has conducted four police encounters per day. The Wire met families of 14 people who were killed in these encounters by the police. Read the full story here.

May 20, 2019 Press-releases

CHRI response to MHA advisory to states mandating filing of FIRs

  The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) appreciates and supports the advisory by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on 16 May 2019 on the “failure to record information under Section 154 (1) of CrPC punishable under Section 166A of IPC” issued to the Additional Chi

May 16, 2019 Publications Access to Information

CHRI Quarterly Newsletter: April 2019

  Dear readers, We are happy to present the latest newsletter reporting on our activities over the past year, which witnessed both been a continuation of CHRI’s mandate as well as an expansion of its scope.

May 16, 2019 Press-releases

Read CHRI's written statement submitted to the UN Human Rights Council on right of freedom of assembly in Cameroon (June 2018)

  "At the 38th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)  wishes  to  raise  serious  concerns  over  the  continued  deterioration  of  human  right  of &nbs

May 14, 2019 Blog

Women in Police: India needs more than just tokenism by political parties

  By Pavani Nagaraja Bhat,  Project Officer, Police Reforms Programme, CHRI  As of 1 January 2017, the strength of women police in India was 7.28% of the total police.

May 13, 2019 In-the-news

CHRI urges Government make information on its initiatives easily accessible

Ajumako Assasan (C/R), May 11, GNA: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), has called on the Government to as a matter of necessity make information regarding its social intervention programmes aimed at improving the living conditions of people easily accessible to the beneficiaries.

May 13, 2019 Press-releases

Tanzania: CHRI among 38 NGOs calling on states to express concern over human rights situation

  May 13, 2019: Today, CHRI and 37 Tanzanian, African and international human rights organisations have published a letter calling on states to use the next session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to raise concern over Tanzania’s situation in order to prevent a further deteriorati

Dec 26, 2016 Events

Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference on the Rule of Law and Human Rights

Parliaments have a crucial role in ensuring the human rights for all. Together with the executive and the judiciary, they share a responsibility to enforce the rule of law and to implement their state's obligation to protect and promote human rights.

May 07, 2019 Press-releases

SAMDEN welcomes release of Reuters journalists in Myanmar, urges greater media freedom

  New Delhi, May 7 -- While the release of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar after 17 months of imprisonment is a welcome step, authorities there must also respond to calls for greater media freedom, the South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN) said today.

May 01, 2019 Press-releases

Supreme Court remarks on illegal detention fly in face of India’s constitutional and international obligations: CHRI

  [Image: Sentinel Assam] New Delhi, May 1 - The Supreme Court needs to reaffirm India’s constitutional and international obligations to rights on complex issues of nationality, detention and deportation and not be unmindful of its own commitment to these duties, the Commonwealth Hu