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Five deaths in police custody every day over 10 years, but few convictions, Business Standard

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 […]

Torture in India Update: Tripura

This briefing paper examines the state of torture in India with special focus on Tripura. As per the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), four cases were registered against police for custodial violence in Tripura during 2017. Reports of torture continue to be reported from the State. On 31 October 2019, Mangal […]

NHRC Foundation Day: Commission received over 73,000 cases in last one year, Deccan Herald

Deccan Herald  12 October 2020 By Shemin Joy This is including nearly 33,000 between April and September in 2020 In his message, NHRC Chairperson Justice H L Dattu said the Commission has consistently endeavoured to broaden the ambit of human rights with the challenges of changing times for the protection of the civil and political rights of the […]