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Apr 20, 2016 Publications International Advocacy and Programming

COMMONWEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE (CHRI) SUBMISSION TO THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL ACTION GROUP (CMAG) ON:THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES

Dec 29, 2014 In-the-news Prison Reform

In Conversation With Maja Daruwala: “If we stop the denial, we may get to a solution.”

Maja Daruwala has been the Executive Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) since 1996.

Apr 14, 2016 Blog

Prison suicide shows need for mental health care, close monitoring.

  14 April, 2016 By CHRI staff Asu Giri, a 22-year-old inmate at Jodhpur’s Central Jail, hung himself on a hook in the prison, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported on April 12.

Jan 10, 2008 Publications Police Reform

Uttarakhand Police Act, 2007

To provide for establishment, regulations and management of the police, redefine its role, duties and its responsibilities and to enable it to function as an efficient professional effective, accountable and people friendly and responsive agency by taking into account the emerging challenges of poli

Apr 18, 2007 Publications Police Reform

Tripura Police Act, 2007

AN ACTto redefine the role, duties and responsibilities of the police service in the context of the emerging challenges of policing and security of the State, the imperatives of good governance, and respect for human rights,

Publications Police Reform

Mizoram Police Act, 2012

WHEREAS respect for and promotion of the human rights of the people, and protection of their civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights, is the primary concern of the Rule of Law.

Feb 14, 2011 Publications Police Reform

Meghalaya Police Act, 2011

An Act to regulate the role, functions and management of police establishments and for matters relating thereto, WHEREAS, in respect for and promotion of the human rights of the people and protection of their civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights, is the primary concern of the Rule

Jun 06, 2007 Publications Police Reform

Haryana Police ACT, 2007

AN ACT to provide a new State police law for establishment, regulations and management of the police, redefine its role, duties and its responsibilities and to enable it to function as an efficient, professional, effective,accountable, people friendly and responsive agency by taking into account the

Nov 12, 2007 Publications Police Reform

Bihar Police Act 2007

That, promotion and respect of the human rights of individual and protection of their civil, political, social, economic- and cultural rights is the first responsibility of the law.

Apr 08, 2016 About Us

Careers: Chair, London Executive Committee

TheCommonwealthHumanRightsInitiativeisseekingaChairpersonfortheboardofTrusteesofourLondonoffice.CHRIisaninternationalhumanrightsnon-governmentalorganisationworkingacrosstheCommonwealthwithaparticularfocusonissuesaroundaccesstoinformationandaccesstojustice.