Dec 15, 2015
In-the-news Access to Justice
Of 12,872 Plaints Against Delhi Police Personnel, Only 35 Turned FIRs
Just 35 complaints received in 2014 against Delhi Police personnel transformed into FIRs out of the total of 12,872, with chargesheet being filed against nine of them so far, a report on Delhi law & order revealed.
Dec 16, 2015
In-the-news Access to Justice
Outer Delhi takes ‘heinous’ spot on crime map: Study
Most cases of heinous crimes were reported from outer Delhi in 2014 while it came a close second, after south, on rape and molestation, according to a crime-mapping study released by a human rights NGO on Tuesday.
Dec 16, 2015
In-the-news Access to Justice
Numbers paint a grim picture of rape Capital
If statistics are anything to go by, a host of steps to ensure women’s safety since the gang-rape and murder of a physiotherapist exactly three years ago have failed to bring about the desired changes in the national Capital.
Dec 17, 2015
In-the-news Access to Information
Bureaucracy is stumbling block on road to accountable governance: Kerala SIC rejects use of IPOs to pay RTI fees
The Supreme Court in a landmark judgement about transparency in the banking sector announced on December 16, expressed its concerns about the manner in which many Public Information Officers reject people’s requests for information under The Right to I
Dec 14, 2015
In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming
Will the Commonwealth finally step up in Sri Lanka?
The 2015 edition of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which was held in Malta from November 27 to 29, marked the 50th anniversary of the Commonwealth’s reincarnation as an intergovernmental association.
Dec 16, 2015
In-the-news Access to Justice
Police turn a blind eye to their own men
What are the chances that your complaint against a Delhi Police personal would translate into a FIR? Less than 0.3 per cent if you complained against a policeman last year, says a study by some NGOs.
Dec 11, 2015
In-the-news Access to Justice
Virtual tool to understand policing
NGO NAGAR released a booklet listing all the important police, railway, traffic and other ancillary helplines.
Dec 16, 2015
Publications Access to Information
Sri Lanka’s Draft Right to Information Bill, 2015
CHRI welcomes the initiative of the Government of Sri Lanka to approve a draft legislation to give effect to the fundamental right of people’s access to information guaranteed by Article 14A that was recently inserted in the Constitution through the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
Dec 15, 2015
Press-releases
Praja Foundation and CHRI released their first report on state of policing and Law & order in Delhi
Delhi, 15st December, 2015: Praja Foundation and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) released their first report on state of policing and Law & order in Delhi with the aim to provide a holistic view, in very objective terms relying solely on official data, of the state of crime an