J & K Needs Immediate Police Reforms - Problems in policing arise from uncertain delineation of powers and political interference

The debate around police reform for years has revolved around on how to satisfactorily separate police functioning from undue and illegitimate political control and yet keep the police wholly accountable to civilian authority.

How the RTI Amendment Bill was stopped

It is indeed “Sweet September” for an enthusiast of Right to Information. The struggle and sustained advocacy paid off when the government decided to refer the RTI amendment bill to the parliamentary standing committee on personal, public grievances, law and justice.

Foreign & Forgotten

Afghan national Meer Vize, 65, has been a prisoner in India since 1999. His 12-year sentence in Jodhpur Central Prison on conviction of a drug-related offence was extended when he could not pay the accompanying fine.

Extra-judicial killing: Strong Police Complaints Commission needed

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) is powerful. And, though the saying goes that with great power comes great responsibility, this is not the case with Rab. Officers have been accused of human rights violations and the use of excessive force, and most importantly, for extrajudicial killings.

Every suspicious death must be investigated

A family is grieving and looking for answers, thousands of people are protesting on the streets of Kolkata and Delhi, and the Opposition is up in arms over the tragic death of student leader Sudipta Gupta in police custody. The Kolkata Police is trotting out its own dubious version of events.

Demand accountability from Sri Lanka

The time has come for India to be bolder and more confident on human rights at the international level. Its growing stature in international affairs demands this leadership position.

Communal Violence in Assam- Home Ministry Declassifies some information in order to furnish it under the RTI Act

I am happy to report on an example of good practice in the implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Readers may remember the conflagration that engulfed many parts of Assam in July-August 2012.

Communal Violence in Assam- Home Ministry Declassifies some information in order to furnish it under the RTI Act

I am happy to report on an example of good practice in the implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Readers may remember the conflagration that engulfed many parts of Assam in July-August 2012.

Communal Violence in Assam- Home Ministry Declassifies some information in order to furnish it under the RTI Act

I am happy to report on an example of good practice in the implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Readers may remember the conflagration that engulfed many parts of Assam in July-August 2012.

Commonwealth must honour its own commitments

The choice of Sri Lanka as a venue for CHOGM 2013 has always remained controversial.