Raise awareness on child abuse, stakeholders told
The world day for the prevention of child abuse has been held in Accra on Thursday with a call on stakeholders to support campaigns to end violence against children.
Classically British Fudge: Codified Rights in an Unwritten Constitution By Sashy Nathan
Unlike our counterparts in the US, the UK Constitution is not revered and its discussion is usually greeted by a huge, apathetic yawn.
Gaiety in the Commonwealth? By Jill Cottrell Ghai and Yash Ghai
It is not easy being gay or lesbian in many countries, formerly British colonies, as in the middle of the nineteenth century Britain imposed on them Victorian attitudes to sex, particularly against homosexuality, through law.
CHRI urges the lifting of the state of emergency and restoration of constitutional rights and freedoms in the Maldives By Uladzimir Dzenisevich and Devika Prasad
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) notes with deep concern the declaration of a state of emergency in the Maldives.
Governance
CHRI's governance structure has grown around three executive committees or boards in each of the three countries where it has offices-- India, Ghana and the UK. An International Board (formerly the International Advisory Commission) has an overall supervisory and advisory role.
CHRI's Virtual Police Station trailer (English) -- Human Rights at 360 Degrees
CHRI's Virtual Police Station project trailer -- Human Rights at 360 Degrees