Comment: Need for domestic legislation on peaceful assembly

Police-public clashes have once again occupied centre stage in the Maldives. Over 100 people are believed to have been arrested in the ‘direct action’ protests organised by the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) since 8 July.

Australia and Commonwealth of Nations must take notice of Uganda

A disturbing pattern of suppression of democratic freedoms is emerging in Uganda. Recently, the Public Order Management Bill was passed into law, requiring Ugandans to get the permission of the police prior to holding a public meeting.

Access to Information: Oxygen for Democracy in Ghana

It is often said that information is power. And knowledge too is power. A Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) group in the Volta Region can prove the truth of this saying. The Ho-based group knew there were some government schemes that could benefit them but didn't know what these were.

A Step Towards Justice

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on Sri Lanka is a landmark in many ways.

A Police that we want

A new Police Act is on its way to be enforced in J&K state. A draft of the law has been prepared and has been made public and uploaded on the State Home Departments website (www.jkhome.nic.in).

A New Police Act for Goa

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has promised to pass a new Police Bill for the State by March next year. On the one hand, this is welcome and on the other very worrying news. It is good that after resistance and delays the government is making some moves in that direction.

A case for Police Reform

In a city where almost everyone feels unsafe, as much from miscreants as from the police, wall-to-wall media coverage of the brutal gang rape in a bus has obliged the men in uniform to give an account of what has been done to improve women’s safety.

"Asking for it" - Delhi police blame rape on the victims

A recent sting exposé in an Indian magazine,Tehelka, well-known for its investigative journalism, showed police officials in New Delhi, blaming rape on the victims.

Police violations under international review: From sugar-coating to the untruth

Bangladesh’s human rights record was put under the spotlight recently when it came before the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review in Geneva on 29 April 2013.