Human Rights Watch release the report, “Broken System: Dysfunction, Abuse, and Impunity in the Indian Police,” on 7th August, 09. The report documents ongoing violations by police in India and the lack of accountability that fuels abuse.
The report also examines the ways in which everyday police working conditions contribute to and even encourage human rights violations. Broken System calls for a comprehensive overhaul of police law and practices in order to hold police accountable, significantly reduce violations by police, and build rights-respecting police forces.
The press conference starts at 2:30 pm at Press Club, China Bazar Gate,Hazaratganj, Lucknow. The brief of the report was shared by Ms. Naureen Shah, Ms. Meenakshi Ganguly of Human Right Watch, Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi, Peoples' Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) and Mr. Asish Awasthi.
The report can be read at:-
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/07/29/india-overhaul-abusive-failing-police-system#SelectedAccounts
Release of the HRW report
http://www.scribd.com/full/18577581?access_key=key-2313n4ev291pmlpm721b
