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Rights group urges NHRC to order Tripura government to hand over Pindulal murder case to CBI, Northeast Now

Northeast Now 24 December 2020 The National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT) has urged the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to order the Tripura government to hand over the investigation into Pindulal Chakma murder case to the CBI. The NCAT in its complaint to the NHRC also called upon to invoke the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled […]

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To Check Custodial Deaths, India to Install CCTV Cameras in Police Stations, Vice World News

Vice World News 03 December 2020 By Danish Raza There have been more than 1700 custodial deaths in the country in the last 10 years. In a landmark ruling to check excesses in police custody, India’s Supreme Court has ordered the installation of CCTV cameras across police stations and offices of all investigating agencies. Cameras should […]

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Conflicts in Northeast between 2009 and 2019 has killed around 3,070 people says NCAT, New Track

National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT) in a recent report has estimated a total of 3,070 people were killed in the conflict-affected areas in Northeast between 2009 and 2019. The report titled, “India: 20 Years Of UNSC Resolution 1325”, explains a total of 9,448 people were killed in conflict areas from 2009 to 2019, and 3,747 persons […]

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Nobody knows how many Indians die in custody because official figures vary wildly, National Herald

National Herald 03 November 2020 By MY Siddiqui When law enforcement agencies become perpetrators of violence, it becomes an ominous abuse of authority and custodial deaths unacceptable excesses by police force on citizens. Types of torture by the police documented in India include hammering iron nails in the body, hitting private parts, electric shocks on genitals, […]