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.

Protect asylum seekers in UK: CHRI urges closure of unlawful asylum centre

London, June 9 – Demanding immediate action to protect asylum seekers, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) today urged the UK Home Office to close the unlawful asylum centre at Napier Barracks in South East England, and bring an end to immig

Research Consultant

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)’s International Advocacy Programme (IAP) is seeking to recruit a consultant for a web-based study on the performance of South Asian countries at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

Consultant (Infographics Development)

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)’s Access to Information (ATI) Programme is seeking to recruit a qualified Infographics Designer for a short-term project (16 June-15 December 2021) to develop infographics based on quantitative data relating to the implementation of right to info

Research Consultant (South Asia)

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)’s Access to Information (ATI) Programme is seeking to recruit researchers for a short-term project (16 June-15 December 2021) to document the manner of use and the implementation of right to information (RTI) laws in South Asian countries during

The pandemic is not a law and order problem: CHRI demands investigation into the death of UP teen

  May 24, 2021, New Delhi – The Uttar Pradesh police leadership must ensure a time-bound and impartial investigation into the reported custodial torture and death of Faisal Hussain, an 18-year old vegetable seller, at the hands of police in Unnao district, the Commonwealth Human Rights