Citizens for Justice and Peace
Callous, indolent, inefficient, vague: Courts on Delhi Police’s role in investigating 2020 violence An analysis of over 10 orders points to an inefficient investigation by a centrally controlled police department
06-Sep-2021
A few years ago, the top court of our country had observed the prejudicial and biased approach adopted by the investigative agency in the Best Bakery Case, where the tiny outlet was burnt down on March 1, 2002 by a violent mob in motivated retaliation to the Godhra train mass arson. After a series of…
Protecting the eyes and ears of justice: The Witness Despite the Supreme Court’s explicit endorsement, the 2018 Witness Protection Scheme remains an idea gathering dust, on our statute books
08-Nov-2019
One expects that after having waited for years for a law to be passed, the troubles caused by its absence will simply go away. That is, however, does not happen as the devil lies in the implementation. The lack of both awareness and application of the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 is surely one of the…
How do you police the police? A User’s Guide provides some answers
15-Oct-2019
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has released a recently prepared User Guide on the Maharashtra’s Police Complaints Authorities or PCAs. These authorities were established to inquire into complaints by the public against police personnel, including grievances as to serious misconduct, corruption, and abuse of authority. The whole issue of a Police Complaints Authority…
बंद कीजिये शांतिपूर्ण प्रदर्शनकारियों पर पुलिस का अत्याचार CJP का NHRC को ज्ञापन, उचित कार्यवाही करने की मांग
09-Jul-2018
हमारा संविधान हमें अपने अधिकारों की मांग करने और अपने अधिकारों की रक्षा करने के लिए शांतिपूर्ण तरीके से विरोध प्रदर्शन का अधिकार देता है. भारतीय संविधान के अनुच्छेद19 में इसका स्पष्ट उल्लेख है. लेकिन हमारी पुलिस का व्यवहार इसके बिलकुल उलट नज़र आता है. पुलिस द्वारा की जा रही इन असंवैधानिक गतिविधियों की गंभीरता को समझते…
CJP Demands Police Reform Submits memorandum to NHRC
06-Jul-2018
Citizens for Justice and Peace moved National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) demanding guidelines on how the Police behaves with peaceful protestors. The right to protest peacefully, enshrined in Article 19 of the Indian Constitution, is being eroded across the country. In many instances, the police are cracking down on those demanding action or raising awareness…
Philippines says ICC examining complaint alleging Duterte involved in crimes against humanity
08-Feb-2018
According to the Guardian, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman Harry Roque has said that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has notified that country that it has launched a preliminary examination of complaint against Duterte that includes allegations of crimes against humanity. It alleges that Duterte was complicit in several thousand unlawful deaths in his government’s bloody…
Killing Crime with Crime: Yogi’s UP Police on an Encounter spree Kills flaunted to attract investors?
07-Feb-2018
Shootouts and encounters are on a rise in Uttar Pradesh (UP) under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with the government portraying encounters as a badge of honour. Official data released by the State of Uttar Pradesh (UP) indicates that there have been 1142 police encounters since the time (10 months) the government came…