Female foeticide and India’s bride bazaar: The case of Haryana

Chakmas, Hajongs subjected to torture regularly: NCAT, Outlook

Outlook 16 October 2019 Chakmas, Hajongs subjected to torture regularly: NCAT Guwahati, Oct 16 (IANS) The National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT), a conglomerate of NGOs working to stamp out torture, said that Chakmas and Hajongs of Arunachal Pradesh regularly face persecution, even at the hands of state police. The NCAT on Wednesday released its report, […]

Liberia: UN Sub-committee on Prevention of Torture visits the country

Liberia despite being afflicted by conflicts in th past has not hesitated to ratify the UNCAT and the Optional Protocol to the UNCAT and invite the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) for the second visit to the country from 29 October to 2 November 2018 to review the implementation of the recommendations […]

A Police Force in India Can Now Search and Arrest People Without a Warrant, Vice

Vice  15 September 2020 By Pallavi Pundir In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where extrajudicial killings and police brutality are common, the Special Security Force is being seen as dangerous. Pallavi Pundir The northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) announced the formation of a “specialised, well-trained force” with the power to search […]