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Apr 22, 2016 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

Maldives must accept that it is now on the formal agenda of CMAG, says CHRI

Welcoming "the continued scrutiny of the deteriorating situation in the Maldives by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG)," Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative says that the Maldives "must accept that it is now on the formal agenda of CMAG.

Apr 22, 2016 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

CHRI urges Maldives to accept it is on the formal agenda of CMAG

NEW DELHI: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) welcomes the continued scrutiny of the deteriorating situation in the Maldives by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), which serves as a watchdog group for Commonwealth countries.

Apr 21, 2016 Press-releases

CHRI’s Response to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group Statement of 20th April 2016 on the Maldives

PRESS STATEMENT CHRI’s Response to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group Statement of 20th April 2016 on the Maldives   The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) welcomes the continued scrutiny of the deteriorating situation in the Maldives by the Commonwealth Ministeri

Apr 21, 2016 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

CHRI calls for "resolute action" against Maldives by CMAG

Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has submitted a report to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) on the current situation of the Maldives, calling on the group to take “resolution action” against the Maldivian government.

Apr 20, 2016 Blog

Democracy in the Maldives Still in Decline: CHRI tells Commonwealth Ministers

20 April, 2016 Today the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), a watchdog committee of the Commonwealth, will meet in London to decide if the Maldives has followed the group’s recommendations to stop the country’s slide to authoritarianism.

Apr 20, 2016 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

COMMONWEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE (CHRI) SUBMISSION TO THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL ACTION GROUP (CMAG) ON:THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES

Dec 29, 2014 In-the-news Prison Reform

In Conversation With Maja Daruwala: “If we stop the denial, we may get to a solution.”

Maja Daruwala has been the Executive Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) since 1996.

Apr 08, 2016 About Us

Careers: Chair, London Executive Committee

TheCommonwealthHumanRightsInitiativeisseekingaChairpersonfortheboardofTrusteesofourLondonoffice.CHRIisaninternationalhumanrightsnon-governmentalorganisationworkingacrosstheCommonwealthwithaparticularfocusonissuesaroundaccesstoinformationandaccesstojustice.

Mar 31, 2016 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

Commonwealth Secretaries-General and Human Rights: A Retrospective

Written by Dr. Dwayne Ryan Menezes exclusively for CHRI, this is an evaluation of the Commonwealth and the five Secretaries-General that have led the organisation for the past half-century. Dr. Menezes is the Director of the Human Security Centre.

Mar 31, 2016 Blog

CHRI interviews Kamalesh Sharma, outgoing Secretary-General of the Commonwealth

  31 March, 2016 Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, the departing Secretary-General of the Commonwealth spoke with the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative via email. The staff of the London office of CHRI asked Mr.