Delhi to have a Police Complaints Authority
(Sunday Guardian live) Delhi will soon have an independent Police Complaints Authority (PCA) that would deal with complaints from common citizens against police personnel on matters like custodial death, custodial rape, extortion or any serious abuse of power.
Once again Central Govt tells Parliament: no mechanism to monitor compliance with its own monthly transparency directive
Image courtesy: http://www.mountainsoftravelphotos.com Readers may remember previous despatches about our efforts to ensure compliance with proactive information disclosure obligations under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act).
CHRI bags GuideStar India Gold award for 2018
Feb 07, 2018 Mumbai, India The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has been awarded the prestigious GuideStar India Gold award for 2018 and have joined India’s largest pool of credible NGOs after undergoing a rigorous due diligence process.
Death of a policeman
By Maja Daruwala (Indian Express) The suicide of an officer in Punjab may have a back story: It speaks of the decay in law enforcement The death of a policeman was front page news this week. The facts are bizarre, yet ordinary. And some of them disputed.
CHRI welcomes the first steps to establish an independent Police Complaints Authority for Delhi
February 6, 2018 New Delhi, India The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) supports the Delhi High Court’s approval today of a notification constituting a Police Complaints Authority (PCA) for Delhi, as paving the path to a strengthened police complaints body for the nation’
South Asian groups welcome Maldives Supreme Court order to release political prisoners
Feb 02, 2018 New Delhi, India The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and the South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN ) welcome the decision by the Maldives’ Supreme Court for the release of all political prisoners.
Civil society groups want resumption of post-Nirbhaya monthly meetings with Delhi police on women and child safety
New Delhi: More than 40 civil society groups working on women and child issues in Delhi held a consultation for holding regular and effective monthly meetings with the Delhi Police to discuss gender and child protection issues.
Post Brexit, Indian Subcontinent’s New Role in the Commonwealth
(Fair Observer) By Syed Muntasir Mamun and Yashasvi Nain With Brexit on the horizon, Britain’s relationship with the Commonwealth takes on renewed importance.
It’s Important to Make India’s Police Force More Welcoming for Women
(The Wire). A gender diverse police force will be more equitable and more approachable.
Kashmir’s information warriors
(The Hindu) Where the citizen-government gap is bridged by using the RTI Act for administrative reforms April 18, 2014 is a day the shepherds around Budgam town near Srinagar will not forget.