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Nov 23, 2015 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

Commonwealth youth advocates and experts meet in Malta for the first pre-CHOGM forum

VALLETTA, Malta -- The 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Malta, which begins officially on Friday, opened on Saturday with the first pre-CHOGM event – the Commonwealth Youth Forum.

Dec 05, 2015 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

CMAG has placed Maldives “under formal consideration,” says Cameron

The Commonwealth’s human rights and democracy arm, the Ministerial Action Group, has placed the Maldives “under formal consideration,” according to UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

Nov 07, 2015 In-the-news Access to Information

Central Information Commission returned over 8,500 pleas

NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has returned 8,534 cases — almost 15% of the cases received — to applicants over eight months on technical grounds.

Nov 23, 2015 In-the-news Access to Justice

Raise awareness on child abuse, stakeholders told

The world day for the prevention of child abuse has been held in Accra on Thursday with a call on stakeholders to support campaigns to end violence against children.

Dec 07, 2015 Blog

Gaiety in the Commonwealth? By Jill Cottrell Ghai and Yash Ghai

It is not easy being gay or lesbian in many countries, formerly British colonies, as in the middle of the nineteenth century Britain imposed on them Victorian attitudes to sex, particularly against homosexuality, through law.

Dec 07, 2015 Blog

CHRI urges the lifting of the state of emergency and restoration of constitutional rights and freedoms in the Maldives By Uladzimir Dzenisevich and Devika Prasad

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) notes with deep concern the declaration of a state of emergency in the Maldives.

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