VIEW: Will aggressive policing win public confidence?
The crime rate in Punjab province of Pakistan has registered a sharp increase of 10.2 percent in 2011 as compared to 2010.
View: Pakistan's quest for a National Human Rights Commission
This is a formative moment for Pakistan. A national institution is about to be created in a country where, for decades, civil society has been the sole proactive challenge to the state on human rights violations.
Uttarakhand Police Complaints Authority - Victim of Political Apathy
The leadership of the government of Uttarakhand has been extremely vocal about the establishment of the Lokayukta and State Human Rights Commission.
Uhuru's Choice: either rule by consent or continue coercion
The British ruled Kenyan by coercion—massive coercion. The police were established not to protect the people or their rights (as in most countries) but to subjugate and exploit them.Coercion became the lasting British legacy to Kenya.