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April 13, 2020

Roles & Duties of Para-Legal Volunteers North 24 Paraganas

The training was aimed at training the Para-Legal Volunteers appointed by the DLSA, North 24 Paraganas throughout the district to man the front office of the DLSA & SDLSC, Police Stations and Correctional Homes. It has always been noted that the clarity, awareness and knowledge regarding the roles and duties of paralegals is of utmost importance.

April 09, 2020

Joint Civil Society Letter to the NHRC on Oversight during COVID 19 Pandemic

Forty Eight civil society organisations and individuals jointly wrote to the NHRC seeking oversight of actions taken by administrations and police departments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 08, 2020

COVID-19 and Prisons in the Commonwealth: ‘Ensuring an Effective Response'

With the rising spread of the pandemic COVID-19 across the Commonwealth and globally, this document has been prepared to assist governments, prison departments, judiciary, legal services institutions and other stakeholders to undertake effective measures to ensure protection of all prisoners, prison administrators and staff, prison visitors and all persons associated with prisons.

April 08, 2020

CHRI releases Guidelines to Police on Respecting Human Rights while Enforcing the Lockdown

With the rising spread of the pandemic COVID-19 , this document has been prepared by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative  which proposes actionable measures to assist police departments across India to implement the critical task of enforcing the current nationwide lockdown within the Constitutional framework. The guidelines are available in Hindi, and Marathi.

April 08, 2020

Summary of CHRI's Guidelines For Policing during Lockdown

With the rising spread of the pandemic COVID-19, CHRI has prepared detailed guidelines to assist police departments in enforcing the lockdown within the Constitutional framework. CHRI has identified 54 actionable measures / guidelines to be included in the Lockdown Management Plan. This document provides a summary of these measures. You can view the detailed Guidelines here.

April 08, 2020

Jail Mail: COVID-19 and Prisons in the Commonwealth ‘Ensuring an Effective Response’

Through this issue of Jail Mail, CHRI shares a note – COVID-19 and Prisons in the Commonwealth: ‘Ensuring an Effective Response’ addressed to the executive, judiciary, legal service providers and human rights institutions, on precautions to be taken inside prisons and measures to be adopted to ease overcrowding.

March 30, 2020

A Study on Accountability of Police: Process and Outcomes of Complaints Against Delhi Police Personnel

This report examines data related to the nature of, and responses to, complaints against Delhi Police personnel. It includes complaints received and inquired into by the Delhi Police itself, and also by statutory Commissions with mandates to receive and look into complaints against the police.

March 28, 2020

State Security Commission: A study of police oversight in India

The State Security Commission is a mechanism recommended by the Supreme Court of India as part of a package of seven directives aimed at systemic police reform. The Commission was to act as a buffer between the political executive and the police, providing a legitimate paradigm for political interaction with, and control over, the police force.

March 25, 2020

Covid-19 and Prisons: Ensuring an Effective Response

With the rising spread of the pandemic COVID-19 in India and globally, this document has been prepared by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative to assist all state prison departments, judiciary, legal services institutions and other stakeholders to undertake effective measures to ensure protection of all prisoners, prison administrators and staff, prison visitors and all persons associated with

March 20, 2020

101 Questions on Prisons You Didn’t Know Whom to Ask

Prisons are closed spaces. Very little information is available on the daily lives and routines of prisoners. Additionally, very few people are interested in learning about the details of prison life unless they find themselves in one. This may mean that for many, questions they have on prisons, sparked either by curiosity or necessity, are often left unanswered.