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Oct 13, 2016 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

Maldives quits the Commonwealth

In a surprise move the Maldivian government announced it would quit the Commonwealth, the Maldives Independent has reported.

Oct 13, 2016 In-the-news Access to Information

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.

Oct 04, 2016 Publications Prison Reform

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

Oct 04, 2016 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

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.

Oct 04, 2016 Press-releases

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

Sep 29, 2016 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

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.

Sep 23, 2016 In-the-news Police Reform

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.

Sep 22, 2016 Press-releases

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

Sep 22, 2016 In-the-news Police Reform

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.

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

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.