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Packed jails amid Covid-19 a blot on justice system: CHRI Sr Advisor

In a Q&A, Maja Daruwala, who is also a member of a panel constituted by NHRC, dwells on policing during the lockdown and in general, and the dismal state of the country's prisons

CHRI Senior Advisor Maja Daruwala. Illustration by Binay Sinha
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The little gains that the police made initially have been lost with terrible behaviour, says Maja Daruwala | Illustration by Binay Sinha

Shreegireesh Jalihal New Delhi
Maja Daruwala is currently Senior Advisor at Tata Trusts and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), which is strongly focussed on issues of social justice. She was a director at CHRI for 20 years and is an eminent voice on issues related to policing and prison reform, and is also a member of a committee set up by the National Human Rights Commission to look into human rights amid Covid-19. Daruwala speaks to Shreegireesh Jalihal on policing during the nationwide lockdown and in general, and the current state of the country's prisons. Edited excerpts:

There have been multiple reports of police

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