Research Officers for Bangladesh and India, South Asia Media Project
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) London office is seeking two (2) Research Officers, one (1) each based in India and Bangladesh, for its South Asia Media Project. We are looking for individuals with strong skills and experience in research, data collection, analysis, and writing.
On the Passing of Queen Elizabeth II
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative joins other organisations in the Commonwealth family to express sadness at the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and sends its condolences to members of her family.
Partnerships and Engagement Coordinator, London office
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is offering an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, supporting a global team to achieve its ambitions in combatting contemporary forms of human slavery and ending human rights abuses in the Commonwealth.
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: Still a long way to go to achieve SDG Target 8.7
London, July 30 - Today is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. As we observe this day, we note that contemporary forms of slavery, including human trafficking, continues to be a heinous crime impacting women, men and children across the world. From the 40.
Togo and Gabon’s Admission to the Commonwealth: Member States Must Uphold Commonwealth Standards of Human Rights and Democracy
London, July 21 - With the recent addition of Togo and Gabon as the 55th and 56th members of the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) reiterates the need for Member States to comply with the fundamental principles and values as enshrined in Commonwealth frameworks, including
Reimagining pre trial justice: An overview of pre trial detention Sierra Leone
June 24, 2022 By: Ms. Lydia Winyi Kembabazi1 Globally, there are over three million people held in pre-trial detention and other forms of remand imprisonment throughout the world with a 30% rise of pre-trial detainees globally since the year 20002.
Pre-trial justice in the Commonwealth – challenges for 2022
June 22, 2022 By: Catherine Heard[1] According to the current prison occupancy levels shown on our World Prison Brief database, over 60% of Commonwealth countries are running their prison systems above official capacity – many of them at well over 150% of capacity.
Pre-Trial Detention Time Limits: The Law on Paper and in Practice
June 19, 2022 By: Victor Chagunyuka Mhango [1] Malawi adopted a new constitutional order in 1995.
A petty legacy: Reducing pre-trial detention overcrowding by ending the criminalisation of poverty and status
June 18, 2022 By: Louise Edwards[1] A troubling legacy of the shared colonial history across the Commonwealth is the inheritance of criminal laws that, despite independence and democratic transformations, have either remained unchanged, or have been retained in some form.
Pre-trial detention is structural violence
June 17, 2022 By: Ambika Satkunanathan Pre-trial detention, particularly extended pre-trial detention, is common in South Asia with persons in pre-trial detention often constituting the majority of the prison population.