Ground Xero 06 July 2020 A documentation of the custodial deaths during lockdown that also looks for the answer to some such questions around the class nature, caste nature and religious nature of such deaths. This is the second part of the Groundxero report. The Thoothukudi murders have once again drawn our attention to custodial and other forms of […]
Aljazeera 05 July 2020 By Amjed Jaaved Women continued to be tortured or targeted for sexual violence in custody and the victims often belonged to the weaker sections. During 2019, the death of at least four women in police custody was reported. India, a non-permanent member of the United Nations’ Security Council, is the world’s largest […]
Milli Gazette 04 July 2020 Rights have gone all wrong in today’s India! It is a season of discontent for millions everywhere: the pandemic COVID-19 has disrupted life and livelihoods, the routine and the ‘normal’. People have been forced to adjust and to adapt; to become more frugal, more simple and much more. It is also been a […]
The Hindu 03 July 2020 Moves HC challenging Home Secretary being in charge Actor Kamal Haasan-led Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) has moved the Madras High Court challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Tamil Nadu Police Reforms Act of 2013 and insisted that the State Police Complaints Authority (SPCA) should be headed only […]
Boom Live 03 July 2020 By – Mohammed Kudrati The custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and his son Bennix in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu has once again put the spotlight on excesses by the police force on citizens. But any attempt to study the patterns of custodial deaths that can influence police reforms have suffered due […]
The Hindu 03 July 2020 By Vaishna Roy Can the anger around Jayaraj and Benicks break societal indifference to custodial violence? Last year, 1,731 people died in police or judicial custody in India, which translates into some five deaths a day. Almost 75% of those who died in police custody had been tortured. The details […]
ABC News 03 July 2020 By India correspondent James Oaten and Som Patidar When shop owners P Jeyaraj and his son J Beniks were taken into custody, the pair was accused of committing a minor offence: keeping their store open for 15 minutes after curfew. Key points: Five police officers have been charged with the […]
The Pioneer 03 July 2020 By Ajoy Kumar For the sake of better governance, police reforms are a must. But more than anything else, our forces need an attitudinal change. The police-public relationship needs an overhaul Sir Robert Mark, a legendary police officer in the UK, who cleaned the Metropolitan police of corruption and who […]
The Coronavirus Pandemic 02 July 2020 Reuters A father and his son who were arrested for breaking coronavirus lockdown regulations were allegedly subjected to a brutal thrashing that led to their deaths India’s National Human Rights Commission said nearly 15 cases of custodial violence and torture were reported daily on average India has arrested five policemen […]
Ground Report 02 July 2020 India recorded five custodial deaths per day such deaths daily and most of the victims belong to the poor and marginalised communities including Dalit, tribal and Muslim, annual Report on Torture 2019” released Friday on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture stated that a […]
