Memorandum on the Ghana RTI Bill, 2018 to the Joint Committee of Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Communications
Ghana recently introduced the Right to Information Bill, 2018. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has submitted a Memorandum on the Bill to the Joint Committee of Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Communications in Ghana.
Press briefing on Status Update : Shabbirpur Caste Violence, Lucknow, 19th May 2018
From Left to Right: Mr. Harish Chandra, Retd IAS, Former Secretary to Govt of India, Dr. P S Krishnan, Retd IAS, Former Secretary to Govt of India, Ms. Devyani Srivastava, Senior Programme Officer, CHRI, Mr. S.R.
Africa leg aid report urges prosecution of former Gambian dictator
May 20, 2018 (Modernghana.
CHRI at CHOGM 2018
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) has long been a major target of CHRI’s advocacy work for the upholding of Commonwealth States’ human rights commitments. This CHOGM, in London in April 2018 was special for CHRI.
Citizenship Amendment Bill: Why is Assam burning?
May 16, 2018 (Delhipostnews.com) The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 was proposed by the Government as a response to the influx of illegal immigrants from neighboring countries into India.
Cameroon: UN Review should condemn crackdown on rights
15 May 2018 Geneva Cameroon’s human rights situation is to be reviewed at the United Nations' Human Rights Council in Geneva today, under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism.
Canada defends human rights record during UPR
May 11, 2018 Geneva During Canada’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) last week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), members of the Council urged Canada to improve its treatment of Indigenous people, in particular women and girls.
CHRI lauds Bangladesh for sheltering Rohingyas
(Thedailystar.net) Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has lauded Bangladesh for sheltering some 700,000 Rohingya refugees since the latest influx from Myanmar, but expressed deep concerns over growing attacks on secular bloggers and journalists.
The Big Picture - Citizenship Amendment Bill
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said he had no reason to continue in his post if he could not protect the interest of the people of the state.