For Rape Victims in India, Police are Often Part of the Problem

In this article published in the New York Times, the author Gardiner Harris uses reportage and analysis to highlight what is ailing the police force and why they are unable to respond efficiently to incidents of crimes against women. The article highlights some of the major concerns of this Campaign, for example with regards to denial of justice to victims. The reluctance of police officers to investigate the facts when a rape complaint is lodged and attempts to seek reconciliation between the attacker and the victim are common practices when it comes to dealing with cases of violence against women. The author quotes experts to say that the police are poorly organized to deal with serious crimes, particularly those against women. 

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/23/world/asia/for-rape-victims-in-india-police-are-often-part-of-the-problem.html?_r=0

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An Unfinished Agenda

Considering that reforming the police remains an unfinished agenda, CHRI has come up with a manifesto for people's policing which lays down specific demands to political parties ahead of elections.

Here is the list of demands CHRI drew up ahead of the Delhi assembly elections. 

• Advocating to bring policing under the Chief Minister as the elected representative of the people of Delhi.    
• Ensuring that the Security Commission on which the Chief Minister has an important role to play has strong representation of civil society members as well as a judicial member and its functioning is well-Known to the public. The Commission must also draw up policing plans for the state only after wide consultation with local residents and make these known so that police performance can be assessed against these plans at the end of each year.
• Ensuring that independent Police Complaints Authorities are set up in each District as the SC has ordered. The Public Grievance Commission which is presently mandated with the role of the PCA must be immediately relived of this additional responsibility. An independent, full-time Police Complaints Authority must be established for Delhi as per the SC directive.
• Police stations across the state are adequately resourced with infrastructure, manpower and finances;
• Ensuring the police will be insulated from illegitimate political interference.
• Ensuring regular surveys of various localities to assess public satisfaction with the police and provide feedback to the police. 
• No new police law should be introduced without the fullest and deepest consultation across all segments of Delhi’s resident. 

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Model Police Act

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Prakash Singh vs UOI

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The Debate

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Why Police Reforms?

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Why Police Reforms?

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