JAIL MAIL: LEGAL SERVICES DAY 2019- LOOKING BACK AT AN EVENTFUL YEAR
This year we celebrated the 25th Legal Services Day on 9th November 2019. Over the last 25 years, NALSA has taken a number of steps to extend the coverage and ambit of legal services. Additionally, to keep up with the changing times, NALSA as well as SLSAs across the country have been trying to make themselves visible and accessible to the populace with campaigns and awareness programmes.
Urgent Action Desk
In response to suggestions received from the participants of the Roundtable Consultation with Key Stakeholders on Strangers to Justice. CHRI has established an Urgent Action Desk, in order to facilitate consular access, contact with family, legal representation, repatriation and transfer of prisoners under the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 2003.
International Legal Aid Group (ILAG) Newsletter No.46
Our programme head prison reforms programme, attended the International Legal Aid Group Conference in Ottawa, Canada in June 2019. She summarises the proceedings in this piece published in the ILAG Newsletter No.
CHRI, CSNSR in Odisha launch new report on Crime and Policing
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Centre for the Sustainable Use of Natural and Social Resources (CSNSR) have launched "The State of Crime and Policing in Odisha: Results of a Study Conducted in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur and Kandhamal​” on 7th November 2019 at the Press Club, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Legal Aid Services IN Correctional Homes of West Bengal - Second Watch Report
This study documents the status of legal aid services in West Bengal based on the evaluation of data received from correctional homes on the compliance and implementation of various schemes and directives of NALSA, State Legal Services Authority (SLSA), and the WBSLSA. The data covers the period between 1 January and 31 December 2017.
JAIL MAIL: Ten Things You Should Know About Indian Prisons- An Analysis of Prison Statistics India 2017
The National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB) released its annual publication on prisons in India for the year 2017, on 21st October, 2019.
Know Your Rights- Supreme Court guidelines in D.K. Basu vs. State of West Bengal - Arrest and Detention
The Supreme Court of India has issued guidelines that the police must follow in all cases of arrest and detention. It is important for all arrested persons to know these guidelines, to know their rights and the police's duties toward them.
Police Complaints Authority Of Delhi
Delhi has an independent Police Complaints Authority (PCA). The PCA is mandated to inquire into complaints against any member of the Delhi Police, by anyone affected by police wrongdoing, involving allegations of serious misconduct and abuse of authority. For the public, it provides a mechanism outside the Delhi Police to send complaints about police personnel.
The Right To Information-Ghana's Journey (1992-2019)
Several international and regional instruments and declarations that Ghana is party to, provide for the enactment of freedom of information legislation. The Universal Declaration on Human Rights and Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights are examples.
Opening statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council
Opening statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Geneva, 9 September 2019 Distinguished President of the Council, Excellencies, Colleagues and Friends, A year has gone by since I began my mandate. I won´t lie to you, it has not been an easy task. We are facing difficult challenges.