CHRI Post of the day

 

Our East Africa police reform programme officer, Sarah Mount, is participating in a learning programme with members of the respective East African Community police forces next week. The learning programme is facilitated by the UK National Policing Improvement Agency and will discuss harmonisation of police standard operating procedures in the East African Community. CHRI are assisting the EAC Secretariat (Peace and Security Department) with this harmonisation process. In particular, CHRI are providing advice on relevant international standards.

CHRI Posts of The Week

 

Central Information Commission (CIC) has come up with its annual report for the year 2010-11. The report highlights, inter alia, the status of implementation of RTI Act, the initiatives taken by CIC on proactive disclosure and publicity campaigns via print and visual media for raising awareness about the Act. As per the report, a large number of Public Authorities did not submit their annual filing which create difficulties in properly analysing implementation of the Act. Full Story

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September 28 was international Right to Know Day. To commemorate this occassion, CHRI has produced an interactive map that allows one to explore the status of access to information in each of the countries of the Commonwealth. To view this map click here

A Partnership for Human Rights: Civil Society and National Human Rights Institutions To know more click here

Maja Daruwala (Director, CHRI) talks on issue of police reforms at Xavier College, Mumbai on November 25, 2010.
The second part of this video can be found at "Podcasts" Section.

Maja Daruwala (Director, CHRI) and Navaz Kotwal (Coordinator-Police Reforms Programme, CHRI) in conversation with Kiran Bedi (Former DG - BPR&D, MHA) about "What is wrong with policing today? Why are things so bad? Will policing in India ever change? What is the way forward?"