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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.

Jul 02, 2018 Press-releases

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

Jun 30, 2018 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

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.

Jun 29, 2018 Press-releases

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.

Jul 02, 2018 Press-releases

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.

Jun 26, 2018 In-the-news Prison Reform

Manjula Shetye's Death in Byculla Jail: A Year on, Little has Changed

(thewire.in) By Sabika Abbas June 23 marked the first anniversary of the death of Manjula Shetye in Byculla women’s prison, at the very heart of Mumbai, following an alleged murderous assault by five women jail staffers, including the jailor.

Jun 22, 2018 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Decriminalising and Declassifying Petty Offences In Ghana

Petty offences have existed as part of the criminal law of England and were incorporated in the laws of Ghana following its colonisation.

Jun 20, 2018 Blog

HAVE WE FAILED THE ROHINGYA?

  June 20, 2018 By: Palak Chaudhari “yeh lo Rohingya ka bacha, photo le lo iska, sabko Rohingya ka bacha ka hi photo lena hota hai na.”(Here, this is the child of a Rohingya! Go ahead take a photo, everyone just wants to take pictures of a Rohingya child).