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May 29, 2017 Events

CHRI Brown Bag with Mr. R. K. Mathur

(L-R) Mr. Sanjoy Hazarika (Director), Mr. R. K. Mathur and Venkatesh Nayak New Delhi, 29th May 2017-- The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) hosted a brown bag lunch with Mr. R. K.

May 29, 2017 Press-releases

CHRI demands independent inquiry on UP Police role in the ongoing Saharanpur violence

NewDelhi, 29May2017 On14-15May2017,CommonwealthHumanRightsInitiative(CHRI)visitedviolence-affectedShabbirpurandneighbouringvillagesinSaharanpurdistrict,UttarPradesh,aspartofanationallevelfact-findingteamledbytheNationalCampaignonDalitHumanRights(NCDHR).

May 15, 2017 Publications Prison Reform

JAIL MAIL - PRESENTING THE REPORT OF CHRI’S NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON PRISON MONITORING

CHRI presented its two groundbreaking reports on prison monitoring titled ‘Looking Into the Haze – A Study on Prison Monitoring in India’ and ‘Circle of Justice – A National Report on Undertrial Review Committees’ to the representatives of the National Human Right

Apr 28, 2017 Press-releases

Cameroonian Flies Free, to Hope & Home

New Delhi, 27th April 2017:  Forty five year old Cameroonian national, Sergelain Alain Betegue flew home to a new life and freedom after five years in an Indian jail. During transit at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, en-route to Yaoundé, Mr.

Apr 25, 2017 Press-releases

CHRI condemns killing of Maldives Human Rights Defender

NEW DELHI April 24, 2017 The murder of Yameen Rasheed, a popular social media blogger and activist, on 23rd April 2017 is the most recent in a series of attacks against government critics in the Maldives.

Apr 12, 2017 In-the-news Access to Justice

CHRI asks NHRC to monitor ongoing police investigation in Pune activist murder case

Criticising the killing of RTI activist Suhas Haldankar, CHRI has sent a complaint to the National Human Rights Commission to monitor the police investigation.

Apr 11, 2017 Blog

Question for the Government: Should Suhas Haldankar's pending RTIs abate because he was murdered last Sunday?

April 11, 2017 By Venkatesh Nayak "Another one bites the dust, another one bites the dust uh.. and another one, and another one".

Apr 11, 2017 Press-releases

NHRC must monitor investigation of Maharashtra RTI activist’s murder: CHRI

April 11, 2017 New Delhi Condemning the murder of a prominent RTI activist from Pune, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative today demanded that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) monitor the ongoing police investigation.

Apr 06, 2017 Blog

Abatement clause in Draft RTI Rules contradict CIC Resolution of 2011

April 06, 2017 By Venkatesh Nayak Even though yesterday was a holiday, the Central Government worked over time to clarify the confusion caused by some media reports containing statements of some political leaders, about their views on the Draft Right to Information Rules, 2017.

Mar 31, 2017 Press-releases

'Commonwealth must address human rights abuses in Cameroon’: CHRI

March 31 New Delhi The Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland has been urged to address the spiralling human rights violations in Cameroon, press President Biya to restore fundamental freedoms and refer the matter to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG).