Gaps remain in ensuring justice for women: Global NGO
Despite growing international consensus on women empowerment, significant gaps remain in many Commonwealth nations in ensuring unhindered access to justice for women, international NGO the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said on Wednesday.
CHRI’s Hazarika urges more civil society engagement by Commonwealth during UK visit
March 6, 2017 Sanjoy Hazarika, Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), recently held a series of meetings in London with senior officials of the Commonwealth Secretariat, civil society representatives, scholars and journalists focusing on issues related to advancing th
RTI gets a boost in Kashmir's Kupwara district
Seeking to make Kupwara a "model RTI" district, the District Administration has invited the Jammu and Kashmir RTI Movement (J & K RTIM) and the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) to provide technical assistance to public authorities for implementing the J&K Right to Inform
RTI workshop Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir Event: Photos
District administration seeks to make Kupwara a “Model RTI” district
March 2, 2017 Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India Seeking to make Kupwara a “model RTI” district, the District Administration has invited the Jammu and Kashmir RTI Movement (J&K RTIM) and the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) to provide technical assistance to
CHRI’s Director Sanjoy Hazarika meets Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland
March 1, 2017 Sanjoy Hazarika, CHRI Executive Director, on his first official visit to the UK, met with Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland at Marlborough House, London on March 1.
Bridging Gaps in SDG 16
Image courtesy : http://www.un.org February 28, 2017 By Gavin Davies In July this year, the United Nations' High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is set to hold its meeting on the post-2015 development agenda.
CHRI’s “Virtual Police Station” makes waves in Kolkata
February 24, 2017 To demystify the criminal justice system for students, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) showcased its groundbreaking multimedia tool--“Virtual Police Station” (VPS) at the inauguration of Amity Law School’s legal aid clinic in Kolkata today.
Making the Right to Information a reality in Sri Lanka: The Role of Non-State Actors
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Sri Lanka is hosting a dialogue on the country's recently implemented Right To Information Act (RTI) on February 22 from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo.
Malawi becomes 23rd country to enact an RTI law in the Commonwealth
President Peter Mutharika has given his assent to the Access to Information Bill that Malawi's Parliament approved in December 2016. Malawi becomes the 23rd country in the Commonwealth to enact a national level law guaranteeing access to information to its people.