Model Policy for Women in Police in India
Increasing the numbers and role of women in police has slowly, albeit firmly, gained policy recognition in India.
Police depts need to proactively change processes to ensure gender equity, CHRI’s latest report shows
New Delhi, March 28: Calling for a significant surge in women recruitment in the police as a lever to push for police reforms, change public perceptions and improve good governance, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant declared today that this would “radically” transform policing i
In historic move, Ghanian President signs into law the Right to Information Act
Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on May 21 signed into law the Right To Information (RTI) Act, about two months after Parliament passed it.
Reality of impunity, rhetoric of human rights
Maja Daruwala & Devika Prasad | The Hindu, March 20, 2019 In May 2017, addressing representatives from countries at the UN’s Human Rights Council, the then Attorney General of India said, “The concept of torture is completely alien to our culture and it has no place in the governa
Bihar custodial deaths: 8 ex-DGPs come together in strong condemnation
March 18: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) comes together in strongly criticising reports of the deaths and alleged custodial torture of two men in Bihar, who were found with with marks of nails hammered into them prior to their burial.
Will Truth Triumph in Rafale Review Case? The Faceoff Between RTI Act and Official Secrets Act
Image: PTI/File By Venkatesh Nayak | CNN News18, March 17, 2019 The Supreme Court is witnessing a battle of sorts between the teenaged Right to Information Act (RTI Act) and the 96-year old Official Secrets Act (OSA) for relevance and meaning.
SAMDEN expresses solidarity with the Shillong Times
Photo credit: Facebook New Delhi, March 15: The South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN) expresses relief at the Supreme Court of India’s decision to stay a contempt of court order issued by the Meghalaya High Court against its member, Patricia Mukhim, the editor of The Shillon
A model policy for women in the police
By Aditi Datta & Nikita Bhukar | March 14, 2019 Women constitute about 7% of the police strength in India. This number is expected to rise, with many States and Union Territories providing for 30% (and more) reservation for women in the police in specific ranks.
Find out about CHRI's International Advocacy Programme work at the Human Rights Council in Geneva [2019]
This year at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is collaborating with activists from the Pacific nations of Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu to bring to the fore human rights issues in their countries.
Opinion piece by our ATI coordinator: 'The national security lie'
Deccan Herald | March 8, 2019 These days, asking questions about certain matters of immense public interest is being labelled ‘undesirable’ at best or ‘abominable’, at worst.