THE STATE OF POLICING IN INDIA, an informal Media Briefing on 30 November in Delhi
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) Informal Media Briefing the State of Policing in India Accessing Information, Reviewing Reforms 30 November 2016, New Delhi India’s laws on policing are steeped in its colonial past.
A CHRI Intervention: Army told to disclose court martial details of 2010 Macchil encounter deaths
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the army to disclose all proceedings related to the general court martial that was constituted by it in 2013.
The Art of Prison Reform: CHRI in the Hindustan Times
Justice is supposed to be blind. But is it? The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and the Hindustan Times bring you the grim story of India#39;s prisons and the bias that prevails against the poor and uneducated; dismal, unchanging conditions and a state that has become blind to justice.
Our Prison Reform team launched two RTI-based landmark publications
See pictures and press coverage here.
Circle of Justice: A National Report on Under Trial Review Committees
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative’s new ground-breaking report: Circle of Justice: A National Report on Under Trial Review Committees throws a sharp light on the plight of undertrials in India. Undertrials make up an astounding 67 percent of India’s prison population.
CHRI launches two reports on alarming conditions in Indian prisons
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has launched a set of unique reports that spotlight the dismal conditions in India’s prisons.
A CHRI Breakdown and Commentary on National Prison Statistics
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released its annual report on conditions in the country’s prisons. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative’s breakdown of the NCRB figures backed up by an incisive commentary is something you won’t see elsewhere.
Maldives has left The Commonwealth. Our comment asks for continued monitoring
Democratic values and human rights in the Maldives have been severely compromised in recent times, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has found. In light of the country’s recent decision to leave the Commonwealth, the situation in the island nation needs closer scrutiny than ever before.
CHRI communes with “Pink” and continues to push for Jail Reform
The power dynamics of the Indian penal system clearly lays out the role of the oppressor and the oppressed. The state has complete control over the lives of those who have lost their liberty.
CHRI marks 25th anniversary of the Harare Declaration
CHRI called on the Secretary-General, intergovernmental institutions, 52 member governments, and all Commonwealth Accredited Organisations to mark yesterday’s anniversary by committing to actively promoting and defending the values as laid out in the Harare Declaration and Commonwealth Charter