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.

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Executive Committee, United Kingdom

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Police Reforms : Uganda

In Uganda, policing has been characterised by excess use of force against protesters, torture and unlawful detention, severe treatment of journalists and human rights defenders and a lack of accountability in relation to police misconduct.

Police Reforms : Tanzania

In Tanzania, CHRI works with local organisations to advocate for improved policing and to educate the public and police on policing and human rights related matters. Currently, Tanzania is in the process of reviewing the national Constitution.