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Aug 10, 2018 Press-releases

CHRI condemns the alleged torture of Talib Hussain, urges immediate release from custody

Aug 10 , 2018 New Delhi, India The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) strongly condemns the alleged custodial torture of Talib Hussain, a lawyer and social activist, in Samba police station (Jammu) and urges his immediate release from police custody. Mr.

Aug 08, 2018 In-the-news Access to Information

Right to Information: Concern grows over proposed changes to law

Aug 08, 2018 (aljazeera.com) As government tries to amend act which allows citizens to seek official data, RTI hailed as 'one of the best laws'.

Aug 06, 2018 Press-releases

Release Shahidul Alam immediately, SAMDEN urges Dhaka

Aug 06, 2018 London/New Delhi/Dhaka The acclaimed international Bangladeshi photographer and cultural archivist Shahidul Alam, who was forcibly taken from his home in Dhaka on Saturday night after speaking out against alleged attacks on school students demanding better road safety, m

Aug 02, 2018 Blog

RTI reveals Advisory Board under J&K Public Safety Act spent 75% of its budget upholding detention orders which J&K High Court quashed later on

Image courtesy: http://www.elections.in Aug 02, 2018 By Venkatesh Nayak &  Dr. Shaikh Ghulam Rasool Readers may recall recent media reports about the latest amendment made to the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 (J&KPSA) by H. E.

Jul 19, 2018 Press-releases

NRC outcomes: ‘Uphold constitutional obligations, ensure firmness and dignity,’ says CHRI

July 18, 2018 New Delhi, India Noting the emerging situation in Assam state arising out of the National Register of Citizens process, a leading human rights organization has urged the Government of India and the Assam Government to “uphold their constitutional obligations to assure the s

Jul 19, 2018 Press-releases

CHRI urges for a human rights-based prisons policy in Tanzania

July 18,  2018  New Delhi, India Drawing from Nelson Mandela’s spirit of compassion and justice on his birth centenary, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) expresses serious concern about recent statements by Dr.

Jul 18, 2018 Publications Prison Reform

Report on Panel Discussion on ‘Reducing Pre-Trial Detention in the Commonwealth’

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) releases its report on ‘Reducing Use of Pre-Trial Detention in the Commonwealth’, an outcome of a panel discussion on why and how, and with what effect, countries in the Commonwealth have undertaken reforms to reduce prison populations and

Jul 16, 2018 In-the-news Police Reform

Civil society group releases damning findings on Thoothukudi police violence

The independent body conducted an inquest in June and presented their findings in Chennai on Sunday.

Jul 05, 2018 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

SDG 16 India: Mapping the Datascape

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) launched its latest report, “SDG 16 India: Mapping the Datascape” on 4 July 2018 at the India International Centre.

Jan 01, 2018 News & Media

Staff Achievements

Raja Bagga (Police Reform Programme) received the prestigious Chevening Scholarship to study Criminal Justice Policy (MSc) at the London School of Economics in 2018. "The course fits perfectly with my five years of prison reform work at CHRI.