The New Indian Express 18 August 2020 NCAT coordinator Suhas Chakma said torture adversely affects the entire criminal justice system and the no reform of criminal justice could be meaningful without addressing torture. GUWAHATI: The National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT), in its submission — The indispensability of adding offences of torture in Indian Penal Code […]
The Wire 18 August 2020 The National Campaign Against Torture has pointed out that several IPC sections dealing with torture need changes. New Delhi: Though Union home minister Amit Shah stated last year that “The era of third degree is gone. Use forensics as evidence to nail criminals”, his ministry’s Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws […]
Time8 18 August 2020 The NHRC registered 35,554 cases of custodial deaths/rapes including 31,779 cases in judicial custody and 3,775 cases in police custody by the NHRC during 1994-1995 to 2018-2019. GUWAHATI: The National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT) in its submission, “The indispensability of adding offences of torture in Indian Penal Code”, today lambasted the […]
The Washington Post 17 August 2020 By Sheikh Saaliq NEW DELHI — For two and a half minutes the popular Indian radio DJ described in graphic detail what she said was the torture and killing of a father and son in police custody. The father was arrested for flouting coronavirus lockdown rules by keeping his mobile […]
ABC News 17 August 2020 NEW DELHI — For two and a half minutes the popular Indian radio DJ described in graphic detail what she said was the torture and killing of a father and son in police custody. The father was arrested for flouting coronavirus lockdown rules by keeping his mobile phone shop in […]
Stuff 17 August 2020 For two and a half minutes the popular Indian radio DJ described in graphic detail what she said was the torture and killing of a father and son in police custody. The father was arrested for flouting coronavirus lockdown rules by keeping his mobile phone shop in southern India open past curfew, Suchitra […]
Boston25 News 16 August 2020 By: SHEIKH SAALIQ EW DELHI — (AP) — For two and a half minutes the popular Indian radio DJ described in graphic detail what she said was the torture and killing of a father and son in police custody. The father was arrested for flouting coronavirus lockdown rules by keeping his mobile […]
The New York Times 16 August 2020 NEW DELHI — For two and a half minutes the popular Indian radio DJ described in graphic detail what she said was the torture and killing of a father and son in police custody. The father was arrested for flouting coronavirus lockdown rules by keeping his mobile phone […]
Business Standard 06 August 2020 Torture in police custody is “routine” in India, experts say, and is mostly used to coerce suspects to give up information and build evidence during an investigation At least 17,146 people were reported to have died in judicial and police custody–nearly five a day, on average–in cases registered in the decade to […]
India Spend 06 August 2020 Bengaluru: At least 17,146 people were reported to have died in judicial and police custody–nearly five a day, on average–in cases registered in the decade to March 2020, according to the latest data from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). This year alone, in the seven months to July 2020, the NHRC […]
