Upholding victims’ rights difficult with AFSPA in force: Activists
New Delhi, December 3 Morung Express Renewing calls for scrapping the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that gives immunity to the military from prosecution for actions in disturbed areas, human rights activists have said that upholding the rights and interests of victims is difficult in
Bringing Them Home, Repatriation of Indian Nationals from Foreign Prisons, A Barrier Analysis
This report has been prepared by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative in 2017, under its Prison Reforms Programme. Hundreds of thousands of Indian nationals are known to travel abroad irregularly every year and many thousands more by due process.
CHRI letter urging human rights bodies to intervene in case of missing transgender political candidate in Telengana
Photo Credit: AFP To, Mr KC Rao, Chief Minister, Telangana Mr Rajnath Singh, Union Minister of Home Affairs Mr Naini Narshimha Reddy, Telangana Home Minister Mr OP Rawat, Chief Election Commissioner of India Justice H. L. Dattu, Chairman, NHRC Justice Shri B.
CHRI holds validation workshop on “Turn-around Time in Criminal Justice Administration”
Accra, Nov. 22, GNA – The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has held a validation workshop on a draft report on “Turn-around Time in Criminal Justice Administration in Ghana.
CHRI Wants Independent Police Complaint Body Established in Ghana
A non-partisan and international Non-Governmental Organization commonwealth human rights initiative has held public forum on establishing an independent police complaint body in Ghana.
CHRI applauds release of Shahidul Alam, held for 108 days in Dhaka
The release of the internationally acclaimed Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam has been hailed by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) as "as an example of justice being delivered, despite many delays at different levels.” Dr.
Event (Sri Lanka): “Role of Parliament of Sri Lanka in protecting democracy, human rights and the Rule of Law”
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Indian Workers in Gulf: Unsung Heroes Who Pay With Their Lives
A series of RTI interventions reveals the yawning gap between fanciful perception and painful reality.
CHRI applauds release of Shahidul Alam, held for 108 days in Dhaka
(Photograph: Suman Paul/AFP/Getty Images) Dhaka, November 21: The release of the internationally acclaimed Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam has been hailed by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) as "as an example of justice being delivered, despite many delays at
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative: The Big Picture on Small States, Chatham House, London
[Address by Senator the Hon. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Liberal senator for New South Wales and Minister for International Development an the Pacific] Thank you, thank you very much. Can I start by acknowledge my panellists, and thank Chatham House for this opportunity.