Human Rights Day 2021: Commonwealth must acknowledge Domestic Work is Work
London, United Kingdom, 10 December 2021 (10:00 AM GMT) — To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Domestic Workers Convention (C189), today, International Human Rights Day, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) released its new report: Domestic Work is Work: Using ILO Convention 1
Nagaland killings: CHRI welcomes NHRC action, urges state to set up HRC and access to justice
December 9 2021, New Delhi – Welcoming the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) notice to authorities seeking a detailed report on the recent killing of 14 civilians and one security personnel by the army, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) also today urged the apex rig
Human Rights Day 2021: Commonwealth must acknowledge Domestic Work is Work
London, United Kingdom, 6 December 2021 — To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Domestic Workers Convention (C189), this International Human Rights Day - 10 December - the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) will release its new report: Domestic Work is Wo
Domestic Work is Work: Using ILO Convention 189 to Protect Workers' Rights Across the Commonwealth
Date: 10 December 2021 (Human Rights Day) Time: 12:00 - 13:30 GMT // 14:00 - 15:30 SAST // 17:30 -19:00 IST Where: Virtual (Zoom) The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the vulnerabilities of the roughly 67 million domestic workers worldwide, most of whom are women.
CHRI at HRC48: Oral Statement in the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery (Agenda Item 3)
17 September 2021, Geneva: CHRI made a video intervention in the Interactive Dialogue with Mr. Tomoya Obokata, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences at the 48th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Media and Freedom of Expression
CHRI's Media and Freedom of Expression programme works towards protecting, promoting and preserving critical voices in the Commonwealth, both online and offline.
SAMDEN urges independent investigation into Danish Siddiqui’s death
New Delhi, 19 July 2021: Urging governments and human rights bodies to strengthen their commitment towards the safety and security of journalists as frontline defenders, the South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN) today called for an independent investigation into the death of Pulitzer Prize-win
CHRI at HRC47: Oral Statement in the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children (Agenda Item 3)
30 June 2021, Geneva: CHRI made a video intervention in the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Ms. Siobhán Mullally.
CHRI Marks World Day Against Child Labour
Today the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) marks the World Day Against Child Labour with the release of a new video, ‘A conversation with Homes of Hope Fiji, Aparajeyo-Bangladesh and NACTAL Nigeria’. As Secretariat to the Commonwealth 8.
Draw lessons from Covid to improve jail healthcare
Jun 03, 2021 By: Sabika Abbas (The Tribune India) The pandemic presents an opportunity for prisons to meet the gaps in prisoners’ access to medical care. The governments should treat health as a top priority for all citizens, including those behind bars.