CHRI condemns attempt to close down two human rights groups in Kenya
Nairobi/New Delhi, Aug 18, 2017 The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has described efforts by the Kenyan Government to close down two prominent human rights organizations involved in election monitoring in the recent weeks as unacceptable and unjustified.
Kenya Election 2017: CHRI congratulates President-elect, calls on all parties to peacefully resolve disputes, police to use restraint
New Delhi, Aug 16, 2017 The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) commends Kenya on the successful conclusion of the 2017 General Elections, recognised by international observers as free and fair, despite incidents of violence in which 24 persons were killed.
J&K scribes get RTI tips
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir (J and K) RTI Movement conducted a half day sensitisation workshop for journalists at the Institute of Management and Public Administration (IMPA), Srinagar on July 25, 2017.
Kashmir’s Central University to set up RTI Clinic
Jammu and Kashmir’s Central University has announced setting up of a Right to Information (RTI) Clinic on the campus in Nowgam near state's summer capital Srinagar. This was made possible following the efforts of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI).
Commonwealth Small States at the UN Human Rights Council
Small states make up the majority of the Commonwealth; 32 out of 52. However, while 15 of 20 members not classed as small states have been elected to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), only four of the 32 small states have served.
CHRI helps kick start a broad coalition for democratic policing in Tanzania
Aug 1, 2017 By Uladzimir Dzenisevich Over the last decade CHRI has been working to advance democratic policing model across the Commonwealth countries.
CHRI contributes chapter on SDG16 in 'Civil Society Report on SDGs: Agenda 2030
Trinanjan Radhakrishnan, Programme Officer in the SIP speaking at the launch of the report, on the 6th of July 2017, at the Constitution Club of India. 'Civil Society Report on SDGs: Agenda 2030', was an initiative anchored by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan.
How Mobile Data Collection Can Aid Prison Reform
July 26, 2016 By: Jordan Lerner, Sanghmitra Singh There is a death inside an Indian prison every 5.5 hours. The suicide rate inside these institutions is 40 percent higher than that on the outside.
One day interactive workshop on J&K RTI Act
One day interactive workshop on J&K RTI Act gets underway at Central University Kashmir (CUK), Srinagar on 24 July, 2017- organised in collaboration with Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) & J&K RTI Movement Mr.