CHRI urges Commonwealth to resist rights abuse robustly, says Liberties and Economic growth go together
March 13, 2017 New Delhi/Accra/London Today, 52 countries celebrate Commonwealth Day and aspire for ‘A Peace-building Commonwealth’.
Gaps remain in ensuring justice for women: Global NGO
Despite growing international consensus on women empowerment, significant gaps remain in many Commonwealth nations in ensuring unhindered access to justice for women, international NGO the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said on Wednesday.
CHRI’s Hazarika urges more civil society engagement by Commonwealth during UK visit
March 6, 2017 Sanjoy Hazarika, Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), recently held a series of meetings in London with senior officials of the Commonwealth Secretariat, civil society representatives, scholars and journalists focusing on issues related to advancing th
CHRI director urges more civil society engagement by Commonwealth
In his recent visit to London, Sanjoy Hazarika, Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) strongly pushed for multi-stakeholder partnerships to boost the Commonwealth agenda on human rights, rule of law and criminal justice reforms.
CHRI Statement on International Women’s Day 2017
March 8, 2017 On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2017, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) reaffirms its commitment towards ensuring a future of justice, empowerment, equality and prosperity for women across the world.
RTI gets a boost in Kashmir's Kupwara district
Seeking to make Kupwara a "model RTI" district, the District Administration has invited the Jammu and Kashmir RTI Movement (J & K RTIM) and the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) to provide technical assistance to public authorities for implementing the J&K Right to Inform
CHRI leads Commonwealth discussion on pressures on the media in South Asia.
L-R: D.Page, A.A.Siddiqui, S.Hazarika, R.Payne, S.Onslow (ICwS), M.Anam March 1, 2017 March 1st saw an all star lineup join CHRI's panel discussion at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London.
District administration seeks to make Kupwara a “Model RTI” district
March 2, 2017 Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India Seeking to make Kupwara a “model RTI” district, the District Administration has invited the Jammu and Kashmir RTI Movement (J&K RTIM) and the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) to provide technical assistance to
CHRI’s Director Sanjoy Hazarika meets Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland
March 1, 2017 Sanjoy Hazarika, CHRI Executive Director, on his first official visit to the UK, met with Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland at Marlborough House, London on March 1.
Bridging Gaps in SDG 16
Image courtesy : http://www.un.org February 28, 2017 By Gavin Davies In July this year, the United Nations' High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is set to hold its meeting on the post-2015 development agenda.