Maldives quits the Commonwealth
In a surprise move the Maldivian government announced it would quit the Commonwealth, the Maldives Independent has reported.
The RTI law turns 11: A CHRI Perspective in the Media
October 12, 2016, marked the 11th anniversary of the Right To Information law in India. The strength of the law is impressive enough that it has been ranked among the top five in the world.
Jail mail - Revisiting Reforms Through Under Trial Review Committees
“Prison reforms have been the subject matter of discussion and decisions rendered by this Court from time to time …Unfortunately, it seems that the views of this Court over the 50 years (since Prabhakar Pandurang Sangzgiri in 1966) have continuously fallen on deaf ears and the situation
Diplomat Says India Detached from Gross Abuses in Maldives
The Maldives has come under the scrutiny of two international human rights organizations, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and Amnesty International.
Sanjoy Hazarika appointed Director of CHRI
Sanjoy Hazarika appointed Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) New Delhi, October 4 -- Mr Sanjoy Hazarika, a human rights activist recognised internationally for designing and developing innovative strategies for inclusive health and governance who is also a scholar, a
CHRI Releases Updated Human Rights Advocacy Guide
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) today released an updated handbook on human rights advocacy in the Commonwealth. Our last edition was published in 2005.
CHRI urges Centre, states to effect police reforms
Highlighting lack of concrete steps taken towards police reforms, a human rights group body today urged the Centre and the state governments to take measures in this direction.
A News Conference in Delhi finds Indian Police Reform in the Doldrums
On the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Prakash Singh judgment in 2006, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) partnered with the Indian Police Foundation (IPF) at a news conference today and called on states and the Centre to urgently improve police
Ten Years and waiting: A wasted initiative on Police reform
Maja Daruwala, director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, laments the wasted opportunity of the Prakash Singh judgment, passed 10 years go today by the Supreme Court.
CHRI on the Maldives and India’s silence on the country’s worsening situation
During Yameen’s visit to New Delhi on the eve of the April CMAG meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed at India’s role as the “net security provider” in the Indian Ocean.