Prison Reforms: India
We focus on improving prison oversight and reducing prolonged, illegal or unnecessary detention.
Newsletter: Vol. 23 No. 1 March - 2016
CHRI's March 2016 Newsletter covers a variety of vital topics, including: Can the Commonwealth Become a Normative Power It Wants to Be? Reflections on Leadership and Closer Links with Civil Society Committee of the Whole: Meeting with Accredited Commonwealth Organisations Will th
CHRI Preliminary Comments and Key Concerns on Myanmar’s Draft Right to Information Bill, 2016
8 March, 2016 By Venkatesh Nayak CHRI has accessed an unofficial translation of the Draft RTI law of Myanmar, which can be found here.
CHRI to present findings and recommendations on legal aid to Parliamentary Committee
8 March, 2016 The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has been invited to present its study on legal aid delivery mechanisms for prisoners to a Parliamentary Committee today, 8 March 2016.
In the International Human Rights Week, CHRI celebrates the release of Johra Begum, a Rohingya Muslim from Myanmar who was in detention for the last 6 years
Democracy Bewteen a Rock and a Hard Place
The signs are unmistakeable. Defensiveness edged with barely veiled annoyance underlies the responses of Maldivian ruling party officials as they respond to concerns regarding the Rule of Law in the Indian Ocean archipelago. A sense of déjà vu.
3rd National Convention on Prisoners’ Rights, Legal Aid
CHRI's Maja Daruwala, Madhurima Dhanuka and Raja Bagga will be speaking at the 3rd National Convention on Prisoners’ Rights, Legal Aid on 19th-20th March, 2016.
The Virtual Police Station - A Groundbreaking Training Tool for the Police and Empowerment Tool for the Public
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has developed the Virtual Police Station (VPS), a first of its kind training tool for the police and empowerment tool for the public.