Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

Founded in 1987, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative is a non-governmental organisation based in New Delhi, India working on human rights, justice & legal aid, democracy & civil society +3 more.

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan international NGO working to promote human rights across Commonwealth countries. Founded in 1987 by several Commonwealth professional associations, it is headquartered in New Delhi with offices in London and Accra. Its work focuses on access to information and access to justice, through research, reports, advocacy, public education, and networking. It engages with the Commonwealth Secretariat and UN Human Rights Council, and monitors human rights situations across Commonwealth member states. It also runs the Commonwealth 8.7 Network to address contemporary forms of slavery and human trafficking.