Indian jails overflowing with prisoners
The annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) says that the average overcrowding rate in Indian prisons is 14 per cent.
J&K scribes get RTI tips
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir (J and K) RTI Movement conducted a half day sensitisation workshop for journalists at the Institute of Management and Public Administration (IMPA), Srinagar on July 25, 2017.
Kashmir’s Central University to set up RTI Clinic
Jammu and Kashmir’s Central University has announced setting up of a Right to Information (RTI) Clinic on the campus in Nowgam near state's summer capital Srinagar. This was made possible following the efforts of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI).
Commonwealth Small States at the UN Human Rights Council
Small states make up the majority of the Commonwealth; 32 out of 52. However, while 15 of 20 members not classed as small states have been elected to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), only four of the 32 small states have served.
Custodial killings, torture, suicide: Why the state of Indian prisons is a national shame
Manjula Shetye, 40, was a few months from being released when she was killed, allegedly by five guards and the jailor, in Mumbai’s Byculla prison on June 23.
Media, not always right - but police can't ignore rights
New Delhi, Aug 2, 2017 The adversarial relationship between police and the media was the focus of a special session between young Superintendents of Police from different states of India, union territories and Commandants of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and a panel which included the di
CHRI helps kick start a broad coalition for democratic policing in Tanzania
Aug 1, 2017 By Uladzimir Dzenisevich Over the last decade CHRI has been working to advance democratic policing model across the Commonwealth countries.
Three instances where their Lordships stepped in to protect their right to privacy- it was not a vague concept then
Image courtesy: The Cartoonist and Pinterest July 28, 2017 By Venkatesh Nayak A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India is currently hearing arguments about whether Article 21 of the Constitution of India contains within its meaning and scope a guarantee of the right to
A Review of India’s Voluntary National Review on the Sustainable Development Goals
July 21, 2017 By Gavin Davies On July 19th, 2017, India presented their progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.
One day interactive workshop on J&K RTI Act
One day interactive workshop on J&K RTI Act gets underway at Central University Kashmir (CUK), Srinagar on 24 July, 2017- organised in collaboration with Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) & J&K RTI Movement Mr.