Sri Lanka’s Draft Right to Information Bill, 2015

CHRI welcomes the initiative of the Government of Sri Lanka to approve a draft legislation to give effect to the fundamental right of people’s access to information guaranteed by Article 14A that was recently inserted in the Constitution through the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.

CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE COMMONWEALTH - REACHING FOR PARTNERSHIP

Closing civil society space across the Commonwealth provides the context for this report, while the driving force is the Commonwealth’s own set of core values. This report examines the engagement between the Commonwealth Secretariat, the central institution of the Commonwealth of Nations, and civil society.

ROUGH ROADS TO EQUALITY - Women Police in Bangladesh

This report critically examines the situation of women in policing in Bangladesh. It is based on the premise that gender equality, besides being a value to be upheld in and of itself, is a vital attribute for effective and genuinely impartial law enforcement.

101 things you wanted to know about the police but were too afraid to ask [Manipuri] (2015)

101 things you wanted to know about the police but were too afraid to ask [Assamese]

101 things you wanted to know about the police but were too afraid to ask [Telugu] (2015)

Rough Roads To Equality WOMEN POLICE IN MEGHALAYA

Police institutions need to be representative of the society they serve, in order to command public respect and credibility. Diversity in police organisations, besides being a value to be upheld in and of itself, is a vital attribute of effective and impartial law enforcement.