CHRI Oral statement to High Commissioner for Human RIghts at the HRC
June 19, 2018 38th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Oral Update by the High Commissioner – General Debate, Oral Statement Delivered by Mr. Yashasvi Nain on behalf of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) Thank you, Mr. President.
174 NGOs call on the United Nations to condemn Bangladesh drug war
(idpc.net) Civil society calls on the UN to take action in response to the killing of 130 people suspected of drug dealing by the Bangladeshi police.
CHRI condemns recent killings in Bangladesh, demands timely investigation
New Delhi, June 5, 2018 The Commonwealth Human Right Initiative (CHRI) condemns the recent deaths of scores of suspected drug dealers in shootouts with security forces in Bangladesh.
CHRI concerned over deaths in 'shootouts'
(thedailystar.net) The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has condemned the recent deaths of scores of people in so-called shootouts in Bangladesh. As many as 136 alleged drug dealers have been killed in the ongoing anti-narcotics drive in the last 21 days.
For 74 Indian activists, the punishment for seeking the truth has been death
(www.businessinsider.in) 68 Right to Information (RTI) activists have been killed since 2005, while 6 have committed suicide, according to the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative.There is no law to protect activists or to prevent their personal details from falling into the wrong hands.
Sterlite/Vedanta, Coal India and POSCO are among 17 Indian companies blacklisted by Norway from investment of its pension funds
Image courtesy: www.thehindu.com June 01, 2018 By: Venkatesh Nayak Readers may recall the gory incidents that took place at Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) in Tamil Nadu in the southern part of India on 22 May, 2018.
CHRI demands NHRC investigation, end to police excesses in Tuticorin
New Delhi, May 28, 2018 Calling for an immediate investigation by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) into the police firing that killed 13 protesters at the Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) condemns the continuing repressi
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.
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Shabbirpur caste violence: Fact finding and Status update
Fact-finding (May 2017) CHRI was part of a national fact-finding organised by the National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) to assess the situation in the aftermath of caste violence that took place on 5th May 2017 in Shabbirpur village of Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh.
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.