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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Experts Call for Accountability in UN Human Rights Council: CHRI report on Pakistan, Kenya, Australia, UK, Rwanda, South Africa and Nigeria released
Geneva -- Citing the poor quality of compliance by Commonwealth countries with their international commitments at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), human rights experts and civil society groups strongly attacked what they called the ‘undemocratic practice’ of clean slate elections at th
Easier Said Than Done 2018
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.
CHRI delivers oral statement at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) adoption of Bahamas at the Human Rights Council
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) adoption of Bahamas Oral Statement Delivered by Mr. Yashasvi Nain on Behalf of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Mr.
Commonwealth Prison Data
Joint Statement on Ghana’s Right to Information Bill, 2018
July 2, 2018 The undersigned international organisations are committed to promoting and protecting the human right to access information held by public institutions or the right to information.