Sri Lanka’s Draft Right to Information Bill, 2015
CHRI welcomes the initiative of the Government of Sri Lanka to approve a draft legislation to give effect to the fundamental right of people’s access to information guaranteed by Article 14A that was recently inserted in the Constitution through the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
Praja Foundation and CHRI released their first report on state of policing and Law & order in Delhi
Delhi, 15st December, 2015: Praja Foundation and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) released their first report on state of policing and Law & order in Delhi with the aim to provide a holistic view, in very objective terms relying solely on official data, of the state of crime an
New Commonwealth model law set to improve judicial appointment process
11 Dec 2015 - Senior judges from all Commonwealth Caribbean jurisdictions will meet in Grand Cayman to discuss the constitution and operation of judicial services commissions, responsible for the appointment and removal of judges, magistrates and other legal officers.
Foreign Contribution
Foreign Contribution Received after 01 June 2015 Date Name of the Funder Purpose Grant ID Date of Receipt Amount INR 07-June-21 KALEIDOSCOPE DIVERSITY TRUST Protecting LGBT+ Rights in the Commonwealth
Prison Reforms : Justice Centres Project
The Justice Centres project was initiated in 2008 as a pilot to promote increased access to justice and protection of human rights of poor and indigent arrested persons within the criminal justice system in West Africa.
Interactive Map of Access to Information
September 28 was international Right to Know Day. To commemorate this occassion, CHRI has produced an interactive map that allows one to explore the status of access to information in each of the countries of the Commonwealth.
ROUGH ROADS TO EQUALITY - Women Police in Bangladesh
This report critically examines the situation of women in policing in Bangladesh. It is based on the premise that gender equality, besides being a value to be upheld in and of itself, is a vital attribute for effective and genuinely impartial law enforcement.
Civil society demands a voice in Commonwealth
As Malta prepares to chair the Commonwealth for the next two years, NGOs have called on the Prime Minister to promote the protection of civil society, prevent their bases from closing and ensure they have a voice.
Central Information Commission returned over 8,500 pleas
NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has returned 8,534 cases — almost 15% of the cases received — to applicants over eight months on technical grounds.
CIC returns 12% of info appeals with little explanation
New analysis by Right to Information activists confirms that the Central Information Commission is returning requests for information at a high rate to the applicants.