Ten Things You Should Know About Indian Prisons CHRI’s Analysis of Prison Statistics India 2020
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) releases annual;statistics on Indian prisons. Prison Statistics India 2020 is the latest report on prisons released by NCRB. CHRI has prepared an analytical note highlighting key findings and trends on the ten most pressing issues on prisons and prisoners. This note also sheds light on the impact of COVID-19 on prison statistics for the year 2020.
Jail Mail - Ten Things You Should Know About Indian Prisons 2020: Based on NCRB's PSI 2020
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released the latest prison statistics for the year 2020 recently. In this Jail Mail, we share with you our in-depth analysis of the Prison Statistics India 2020. Along with the key findings and trends on the ten most pressing issues on prisons and prisoners, the note sheds light on the impact of COVID-19 on prison statistics for the year 2020.
Responding to the Pandemic: Documenting Services by Legal Services Institutions
This report documents the efforts undertaken by the Legal Services Institutions during the nation-wide lockdown imposed by the Indian government amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Domestic Work is Work: Using ILO Convention 189 to Protect Workers Rights Across the Commonwealth
2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the Domestic Workers Convention (C189) - a landmark international treaty requiring decent work for domestic workers.
JAIL MAIL- Lessons learnt from the Pandemic: Ensure Right to Adequate Healthcare in Prisons
In this Jail Mail, we analyse the response of Indian prisons in ensuring the right to adequate healthcare during the pandemic. We look at specific examples of where states failed to take affirmative action as well as some good practices. We also enumerate the lessons learnt and outline areas for prioritisation by state governments and prison departments.
JAIL MAIL – Legal Services Day 2021
On the occasion of Legal Services Day 2021 celebrated each year on 9th November, we bring to you updates on the latest developments in legal aid delivery in India in the last year through this jail mail.
CHRI at HRC48: Oral statement in UPR Report Consideration of Seychelles (Agenda Item 6)
1 October 2021, Geneva: CHRI made a video intervention in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report Consideration of Seychelles at the 48th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. In the statement delivered by Ms.
Government Compliance with Supreme Court Directives On Police Reforms: An Assessment ( 2021)
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. It does not address implementation on the ground.
CHRI at HRC48: Oral Statement in the Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (Agenda Item 3)
20 September 2021, Geneva: CHRI made a video intervention in the Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) at the 48th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The WGAD report was presented by Ms. Elina Steinerte, the Chair-Rapporteur of the Group.
CHRI at HRC48: Oral Statement in the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery (Agenda Item 3)
17 September 2021, Geneva: CHRI made a video intervention in the Interactive Dialogue with Mr. Tomoya Obokata, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences at the 48th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The statement was based on CHRI's analysis of Mr.