The State Security Commission of Delhi was established last year in complete secrecy. Last week , the Commission had its first meeting. The Commission is chaired by the Lt Governor of Delhi and consists of the chief minister, the leader of the opposition, police commissioner and civil society as members of the commission. In its first meeting, a lot of burning issues like crimes against women, installation of CCTV cameras for better crime detection and the matter of blind murders and unidentified bodies were flagged by the members. [Read More]

The Universal Periodic Review, a mechanism that reviews the human rights record of all UN member states, will conduct its 13th session from 21 May to 4 June 2012. Amongst the 14 countries to be reviewed three Commonwealth countries: India, South Africa and UK, will face review in this session. A tentative timetable for the 13th session can be found here. Documentation on countries undergoing review can be accessed here.

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. To view this map click here

A Partnership for Human Rights: Civil Society and National Human Rights Institutions To know more click here

Maja Daruwala (Director, CHRI) talks on issue of police reforms at Xavier College, Mumbai on November 25, 2010.
The second part of this video can be found at "Podcasts" Section.

Maja Daruwala (Director, CHRI) and Navaz Kotwal (Coordinator-Police Reforms Programme, CHRI) in conversation with Kiran Bedi (Former DG - BPR&D, MHA) about "What is wrong with policing today? Why are things so bad? Will policing in India ever change? What is the way forward?"