One day roundtable on Civil Society & Corporate Participation in Prisons held on 17th February, Jaipur
ThePrisonReformsProgrammeofCommonwealthHumanRightsInitiative(CHRI)jointlywithRajasthanStateHumanRightsCommission(RSHRC)organisedaonedayroundtableon‘CivilSocietyandCorporateParticipationinPrisons’on17thFebruary2014.ThepanelofspeakersconsistedofDr.
Latest Round of Executions in Indonesia for Drug-related Offenses
Letter to the President of Indonesia by Global South-based human rights NGOs– Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Center for Human Rights of the University of Pretoria, Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, Commonwealth Human Rig
Caste attrocities cases in Gujarat, investigations needs to be set right: Report by CHRI & NCDHR
Una, Gujarat: Following the attack on a Dalit family in Una district, Gujarat, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative & the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights have prepared a briefing note on standard of investigation in caste atrocity cases.
Human rights forum criticises Gujarat Police over dalit flogging
A human rights forum has rapped the Gujarat Police and the administration for their alleged sluggish response to the brutal beating of Dalit youths for skinning a dead cow at Gir Somnath.
CHRI/UNHCR to hold workshop for welfare officers in West Bengal
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will advise welfare officers in correctional homes on how to process applications for asylum seekers in West Bengal.Conference Hall, Jessop Building, Kolkata. July 26, 4pm.
London, United Kingdom
CHRI’s London office (registered charity no. 803325) is uniquely positioned to influence human rights in the Commonwealth.
Accra, Ghana
The Accra office of CHRI is the centre of the organisation’s work in Commonwealth African countries. It has, since its inception in 2001, made significant strides in achieving the mandate of ensuring transparency and accountability in governance.
Headquarter; New Delhi, India
In 1993 CHRI was established in New Delhi. The initial plan was to move the CHRI secretariat every five years in order to deepen expertise on all regions of the Commonwealth.
CHRI’s Jail Mail Hits Home
Guess what? The National Human Rights Commission read our Jail Mail, an occasional online feature put together by the intrepid members of our Prison Reform team.
National Convention In Solidarity with the Victims of Torture
PRESS RELEASE From Horror to Healing Statement of the National Convention In Solidarity with the Victims of Torture New Delhi, June 24-25 2016 As the world observes June 26 in solidarity with victims of torture, the pervasive existence of torture within India is a crime deserving