Govt. U-turn on internal security Bill, to seek consensus

Facing criticism that the proposed new internal security legislation could undermine democratic freedoms, the Maharashtra government on Friday decided to withdraw the draft, posted on its official website, and evolve a political consensus before placing it for Cabinet approval.

Following wide protests, Bill proposing sweeping surveillance powers to state, cops in Maharashtra withdrawn

Following wide protests and public pressure, including by two civil rights organizations, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Police Reforms Watch (PRW),  a new internal security law in Maharashtra – Protection of Internal Security Bill 2016, seeking to give sweeping powers to

CHRI and PRW question the need for new proposed security legislation

CHRI and PRW question the need for new proposed security legislation  Press Statement, 26 August 2016  The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Police Reforms Watch seriously question both the necessity and the justification for another new internal security law as propose

NHRC registering more cases, says there is more awareness

    Cases registered by the National Human Rights Commission have gone up over the past three years, but those where monetary relief was recommended have in fact declined.

Sri Lanka's RTI Law to be phased in

On 04 August, 2016, the Hon'ble Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka certified their RTI Bill as having been "duly passed by Parliament". With this certification, the RTI Bill has become law in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Right to Information Act

The Hon'ble Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka certified their RTI Bill as having been "duly passed by Parliament". With this certification, the RTI Bill has become law in Sri Lanka.

THE POLICE — POLITICIAN PARADIGM -The Executive - Police Relationship

This paper seeks to add clarity and enhance debate as to the relationship between the political executive and police, particularly how it can be delineated in statutes.

Tackling police violence and impunity in Kenya: Give the Constitution a chance

The article explores the problem of police violence in Kenya and links it to the structural conditions, informed by colonial legacy and most recent failure to de-colonise and democratise policing.

One day workshop on 23rd December at Delhi on ‘Civil Society Participation in Monitoring of Prisons’

One day workshop on 23rd December at Delhi on ‘Civil Society Participation in Monitoring of Prisons’