This 75th Human Rights Day, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) shares with you its latest assessment of the working of India’s Police Complaints Authorities (PCAs). Police-public interface is an arena in which a very large number of human rights violations occur. PCAs have been established across India in compliance
New Delhi, 28 April, 2022– On 19th April, 2022, past 8.00pm, CHRI received an email communication from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of an order cancelling our registration certificate No. 231650671R issued on 09/03/1993. Earlier, on 07/06/2021, the Government had suspended CHRI’s registration under FCRA for a period of 180
New Delhi, December 17, 2021 – The latest analysis on prison occupancy released today by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative shows a 23 percent increase in the last two years, with over nine lakh more arrests during the pandemic alone. In the wake of these findings, CHRI urged the Supreme
Mumbai/New Delhi, December 14, 2021 – The Centre for Enquiry Into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT) and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) urged the Government of India and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to issue detailed guidelines in conformity with international standards on strengthening the role of health
New Delhi: On this day, 11 March 2024, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) joins Commonwealth Member States, Accredited Organisations and Commonwealth Institutions, in commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Commonwealth. The theme of this year’s Commonwealth Day, and the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in October, is ‘One
This 75th Human Rights Day, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) shares with you its latest assessment of the working of India’s Police Complaints Authorities (PCAs). Police-public interface is an arena in which a very large number of human rights violations occur. PCAs have been established across India in compliance
