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.
It’s Time India’s Police Reclaimed Its Lost Time
By Basant Rath (The Wire) The 73-page report was titled ‘8 Hours Dream of Police’. Constable Ravindra Pandurang Patil of Mumbai police had, in his 17 years of service, sent the same report to successive police commissioners.
CHRI hosts RTI Learning programme for Sri Lanka’s civil society representatives
CHRI hosts its RTI Learning Programme (RTI-LP) for civil society representatives from Sri Lanka. The week-long programme began today in Delhi.
An eye on the police
Delhi needs an effective police complaints authority By Pavani Nagaraja ,Devika Prasad (Indian Express) On December 5, 2017, Delhi High Court asked the Centre and Delhi government to finalise a scheme for a Police Complaints Authority (PCA) for the national capital by January 2018.