Government Compliance with Supreme Court Directives On Police Reforms: An Assessment ( 2020)
This note is a quantitative assessment of the status of compliance by states and union territories with the Supreme Court directives on police reforms on paper (as provided for in the Police Act or the government order).This note grades the states/UTs on compliance based on a set of specific parameters for each directive.
Supreme Court Directives on Police Reform Hindi
On 22 September 2006, the Supreme Court delivered an important judgment in Prakash Singh and Others vs. Union of India and Others instructing central and state governments to implement seven practical measures to kick-start police reform. The document contains the text of these seven measures as laid down by the court.
Supreme Court Directives on Police Reform English
On 22 September 2006, the Supreme Court delivered an important judgment in Prakash Singh and Others vs. Union of India and Others instructing central and state governments to implement seven practical measures to kick-start police reform. The document contains the text of these seven measures as laid down by the court.
Compliance Chart - Supreme Court Directives on Police Reform Part 1: States with Police Acts/Amendments
The Chart details relevant information from the State Police Acts/Amendments relating to Supreme Court's Directives on Police Reform
CHRI delivers an oral statement on Contemporary Forms of Slavery at The 45th Regular Session Of The UN Human Rights Council
16 September 2020, Geneva: CHRI delivered a video oral statement in the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences (Agenda Item 3) at the 45th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council.
Hope Behind Bars? An Assessment Of Changes in Provision of Legal Aid For Persons in Custody, 2018 - 2020
This report marks the two-year anniversary of the public release of CHRI’s Hope behind Bars? - Status Report on Legal Aid for Persons in Custody, 2018. This report is an effort to analyse the changes that have been brought in by NALSA and improvements in implementation undertaken by SLSAs to improve access to legal services for persons in custody in India.
Ten Things You Should know about Indian Prisons- An Analysis of Prison Statistics India 2019
Ten things you should know about Indian Prisons is an annual publication of CHRI since 2015, that highlights trends and major findings from the National Crime Records Bureau's (NCRB) annual statistical report - Prison Statistics India. This analysis is based on the latest Prison Statistics India 2019.
CHRI's Letter to DGP Bihar on the Arrest of a Juvenile
CHRI's letter to DGP Bihar seeking action on the case of a teenage boy arrested by Rajpur police on 29 February spent more than five months in Buxar jail before being declared a juvenile and subsequently released on 17 August 2020.
Police Malpractices 2020
This book provides a basic account of law and standards on major aspects of the legal process, with a focus on aspects involving the police. It also summarises common police malpractices, to help spread knowledge of what the police are supposed to do as per law against what is often done which amounts to violation of law and procedures.
CHRi's Statement On Covid-19 And Contemporary Forms of Slavery Submitted to the 45th Regular Session of the Un Human Rights Council
CHRI submitted a joint written statement on the 'Impact of COVID-19 on Contemporary Forms of Slavery', in collaboration with the Commonwealth 8.7 Network, for the 45th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council. Submitted under Agenda Item 3, the statement drew on the experience and expertise of the member organisations of the Commonwealth 8.