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Jan 01, 2011 Publications Prison Reform

Alwar Study- The Right to Legal Representation and Access to Justice

Right to access to justice is considered as an essential fair trial standard both in international human rights law1 and in the domestic law of the land.

Feb 18, 2016 Blog

Uganda's Elections - An Experiment in Democracy

  By Kai Reddy Uganda is a country with a troubled and violent past that has steadily stabilized under the rule of President Yoweri Museveni. In 1986 Museveni usurped a leadership he has successfully held for 30 years to date and has been generally uncontested thus far.

Feb 18, 2016 Press-releases

JNU FALLOUT: CHRI CONDEMNS VIOLENCE IN PATIALA HOUSE COURT

Press Statement, New Delhi 18th February 2016   CHRI deplores the repeated unchecked violence and intimidation witnessed over the last few days in New Delhi.

Feb 09, 2016 Blog

Maldives’ former President Mohamed Nasheed is free at last, but the future of Maldivian democracy is uncertain

  By Uladzimir Dzenisevich and Kai Reddy Prompted by alarming reports of human rights violations1, threats to democracy and the rule of law in the Maldives, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) mounted a fact-finding mission to the Maldives in November 2015 and will soon be rel

Feb 09, 2016 Blog

Abuse Of Force: Outrage over police assault on students is meaningless till it leads to disciplinary action

By Maja Daruwala There are many ways to interpret the video footage of the recent brutal police beating of protesters in Delhi.

Feb 02, 2016 Blog

Inauguration of E-History Ticket for Prisoners

Jaipur Central Prison: 31 January 2016   For the first time in the prison history of the country, prisoners, both undertrials and convicts, of Rajasthan’s Central Jail of Jaipur are now given access to all important information pertaining to their lives inside prison through the use of

Jan 31, 2016 In-the-news Access to Justice

Jaipur central jail inmates to know their case through 'E-history'

In order to facilitate the prisoners of the Jaipur central jail the Rajasthan state legal services authority and jail administration in association with commonwealth human rights initiative, an NGO started E-history facility on Sunday.

Jan 30, 2016 In-the-news Access to Justice

CHRI: Manipur killing is 'obstruction of justice'

Viewing with deep concern the confession of Manipur Police Head Constable Herojit Singh that he shot and killed Sanjit Meitei on the alleged instructions of a senior police officer, the Common Wealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Delhi has urged the CBI to probe and identify the senior police offi

Jan 30, 2016 In-the-news Access to Justice

CHRI demands prompt inquiry into ‘police-politician nexus’ in Sanjit killing

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, CHRI has viewed with deep concern the admission made by Manipur Police head constable Thounaojam Herojit Singh on January 25 to the media on the alleged fake encounter which took place in July 2009.

Jan 30, 2016 In-the-news Access to Justice

CHRI: Manipur killing is ‘obstruction of justice

Viewing with deep concern the confession of Manipur Police Head Constable Herojit Singh that he shot and killed Sanjit Meitei on the alleged instructions of a senior police officer, the Common Wealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Delhi has urged the CBI to probe and identify the senior police offi