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November 28, 2018

Key to Transparency - Your Guide to using the Right to Information Act, 2005, to collect data about Indian Prisons

Based on our experiences, and to assist researchers, academicians, civil society organisations and other interested members of the society, CHRI has prepared this handbook for facilitating access to information on prisons by using the Right to Information Act 2005.

November 14, 2018

JAIL MAIL- LEGAL SERVICES DAY- LOOKING BACK AT AN EVENTFUL YEAR 2018

9th November 2018 marks the 24th Legal Services Day.  As is customary, we bring to you updates on the latest developments in legal aid in India. In the past year, NALSA has introduced a slew of changes in the administration of legal aid which we believe can go a long way in not only improving access but also quality of legal aid services in the country.

November 13, 2018

Ten things about Legal Aid

“Access to justice is the most basic human right” and there must be emphasis upon the need for competent legal aid lawyers providing effective legal representation. There are 1,401 jails in India and each jail should have a legal aid clinic. CHRI received information through RTIs on existence and functioning of jail legal aid clinics (JLACs) from 659 jails.

October 31, 2018

ESTABLISHING AN INDEPENDENT POLICE COMPLAINT BODY IN GHANA

This Report is the outcome of CHRI Africa’s research conducted to aid the process of establishing an independent police oversight mechanism. The Report synthesizes best practices from selected countries and recommends a good mix of factors to be taken into account when fashioning a mechanism for Ghana.

October 05, 2018

JAIL MAIL: SAFEGUARDING RIGHTS OF THE ARRESTED

October 2nd is a day about respecting the rule of law and the fundamentals of a democratic and just society, just as Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri had envisioned. To further the need to protect and safeguard the rights of accused persons, CHRI puts forth two publications.

October 02, 2018

Legal Aid (Hindi) 2018

Police and You Know Your Rights: Legal Aid (Hindi) 2018

October 02, 2018

Police Interrogation and Questioning (Hindi) 2018

Police and You Know Your Rights: Police Interrogation and Questioning (Hindi) 2018

October 02, 2018

First Information Report (Hindi) 2018

Police and You Know Your Rights: First Information Report (Hindi) 2018

October 02, 2018

Arrest and Detention (Hindi) 2018

Police and You Know Your Rights: Arrest and Detention (Hindi) 2018

October 02, 2018

Victims of Sexual Offences (Hindi ) 2018

Police and You Know Your Rights: Victims of Sexual Offences (Hindi)