Joint letter to Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on deteriorating human rights situation in Bangladesh

  November 1, 2018   Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais Wilson 52 rue des Pâquis CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland.

Newly appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights responds to global NGOs' message to call out rights violators

  On October 24, 2018, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, replied to a letter that was jointly sent to her by over 750 NGOs and civil society groups across the world. You can read her reply here.

Photographs from a conference on 'Strengthening legal protection against torture in India'

The International Advocacy and Programming team conducted a two-day conference on "Strengthening legal protection against torture in India". Click here to read more about the conference. Read the full report here.

Concluded event: Conference on 'Strengthening Legal Protection Against Torture' in India

  Press statement jointly issued by CHRI, OMCT and ICJ: New Delhi, Oct 28: A two-day conference on anti-torture legislation in India has underscored that 11 years after signing the UN Convention Against Torture (CAT), India has still not ratified it nor passed a national

Justice for Khashoggi, Sohail Khan, repeal Bangladesh’s draconian Digital Security Act: SAMDEN

New Delhi, October 20: Expressing horror at the disappearance and reported brutal murder of Saudi commentator Jamal Khashoggi inside Saudi diplomatic premises.

NHRC: A Toothless Tiger?

The National Human Rights Commission commemorates its 25th anniversary, but does it have anything to celebrate? Human rights scholars Sanjoy Hazarika and Sarthak Roy examine. First published here.

Four Commonwealth countries elected to HRC: CHRI expresses concern over lack of accountability, ‘Clean Slate Syndrome’

  New Delhi, October 17 Noting that the UN General Assembly recently elected 18 countries to the Human Rights Council (HRC) at Geneva, including Cameroon, Bangladesh, Fiji and India from the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) expressed concern about unconte

Journalists apprised on using RTI in journalism

KOLKATA: A capacity building workshop on 'using RTI in journalism' was jointly organised by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group (MCRG) at a local hotel in Kolkata today. The initiative was supported by Fur Die Freheit.

Concluded: Workshops on using RTI information to further journalism, governance in Bangladesh

  We at CHRI are committed to the promotion and awareness of human rights. To this end, we regularly conduct consultations, workshops and meetings in Commonwealth Countries.