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Mar 13, 2023 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Commonwealth Day 2023: Member States must honour and implement commitments made in Commonwealth Charter

London, Accra, New Delhi: On this Commonwealth Day, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative urges Member States to take stock of their commitments on human rights, good governance and the rule of law, and work together to ensure the realisation of human rights across the Commonwealth.

Mar 08, 2023 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Digital gender gap is a barrier to women’s full participation in society

On this International Women’s Day, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and the Commonwealth 8.7 Network call upon Commonwealth Member States to bridge the digital gender gap and ensure that women across the Commonwealth are able to reap the benefits of digital technologies.

Feb 09, 2023 In-the-news Access to Information

Whistle-blower Shashikant Warise, who Penned People’s Anguish against Toxic Oil Refinery Project, Killed

Feb 09, 20223 (moneylife.in) By: Vinita Deshmukh  Forty-five-year-old Shashikant Warise quietly pursued his journalism from Kodavli town of Rajapur taluka of Ratnagiri district.

Jan 23, 2023 Blog

BBC film on the 2002 Gujarat communal violence: RTI reveals Parliament has not scrutinised the 2021 IT Blocking Rules; Blocking orders denied on national security grounds

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Nov 23, 2022 In-the-news Access to Information

Recap: Why RBI Board Members Were Not Impressed by Explanations for Demonetisation

Nov 23, 2022 theWire.in A constitution bench of the Supreme Court is due to hear the matter on Thursday. In its affidavit, the Union government repeated most of the grounds it had presented before the Central Board of RBI on November 8, 2016.

Dec 20, 2022 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Children, not workers: community based responses to child labour in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

This new report of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative explores interventions to tackle child labour in three Commonwealth countries – Ghana, Sri Lanka, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Dec 10, 2022 Press-releases

Human Rights Day: Commonwealth Leaders must take strong steps to ensure Freedom, Dignity and Justice for All

10 December 2022 London / New Delhi / Accra Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December, the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. The theme this year is “Freedom, Dignity, and Justice for All’.

Nov 22, 2022 About Us

Research & Advocacy Internship (Bangladesh/Remote) South Asia Media Project

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) London office is seeking a research and advocacy intern based in Bangladesh, for their South Asia Media Project. We are looking for individuals with strong skills and education in research, data collection, analysis, and writing.

Nov 20, 2022 Press-releases

‘Inclusion, for every child’ requires strong steps by Commonwealth leaders to end child labour and trafficking: CHRI

London, November 20, 2022: On World Children’s Day 2022, the Commonwealth Human RIghts Initiative urges Commonwealth nations to take strong steps to end child labour and trafficking, in order to pave the way for “inclusion, for every child”.

Nov 02, 2022 Press-releases

CHRI calls on Commonwealth leaders to protect media freedoms and end impunity for crimes against journalists

New Delhi/ London/ Accra, November 2, 2022 - As the world marks this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) calls on Commonwealth leaders to take strong steps to ensure the safety of journalists, end impunity for crimes again