CHRI will be distributing hard copies of its report during the proceedings of the human rights assembly organised by the Commonwealth Foundation and Commonwealth Human rights Initiative, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, November 23-24 2009. The report titled 'Silencing the Defenders: Human Rights Defenders in the Commonwealth' looks into an issue of human rights concern in the Commonwealth, which includes recommendations to further protect and promote human rights.
Following on from previous reports which had highlighted trends in the Commonwealth to devalue civil liberties while enhancing state and police power, this year's report examined the particular impact on human rights defenders whose crucial role in the promotion and protection of human rights is undermined by restrictions imposed on the space they have to carry out in their activities. Anyone who would like a copy of the report can contact Heather Collister [[email protected] or Iniyan Ilango[[email protected]] who will be addressing the human rights assembly.
