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.
Sugandha Shankar
Sugandha Shankar is a Senior Programme Officer in the Prison Reforms Programme. is a law graduate from ILS Law College, Pune, and holds a Diploma in Human Rights and Law. has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi.
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