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.
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.
Police Interrogation and Questioning (Hindi) 2018
Police and You Know Your Rights: Police Interrogation and Questioning (Hindi) 2018
First Information Report (Hindi) 2018
Police and You Know Your Rights: First Information Report (Hindi) 2018
Arrest and Detention (Hindi) 2018
Police and You Know Your Rights: Arrest and Detention (Hindi) 2018
Victims of Sexual Offences (Hindi ) 2018
Police and You Know Your Rights: Victims of Sexual Offences (Hindi)
Submission to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG)
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) joined by the undersigned Commonwealth, international, and regional civil society groups draw the attention of CMAG to the number of indiscriminate killings, arbitrary arrests, detention without recourse to justice, and torture in Cameroon.
Criminal Procedure Bench book for Kenya
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative had produced an early draft of the Kenyan Manual for Katiba Institute. Eventually the project was taken under the wing of the Kenyan Judiciary, who raised the necessary funding.
EASIER SAID THAN DONE REPORT FOR THE 38TH SESSION OF UNHRC
Pledges and Performance: Holding Commonwealth members to account at HRC Since the inception of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the Easier Said Than Done (ESTD) series has reviewed Commonwealth member states’ performance at the HRC.