Lallu Nayka

Has India legalised the use of torture on its citizens?, Aljazeera

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 […]

EU’s action to eradicate torture in September 2018

The fight against torture is one of the long-standing policy priorities of the European Union (EU). Ukraine: On 6 September 2018, the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published the report on its most recent visit to Ukraine from 8 to 21 December 2017. […]

India’s George Floyds: custodial deaths raise question of who’s policing the police, South China Morning Post

South China Morning Post 09 July 2020 By Vasudevan Sridharan Bennicks Immanuel and J Jayaraj died from their injuries after allegedly being tortured following their arrest for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules Activists say theirs were just two of many deaths in police custody in India, raising questions over police brutality, impunity and the need for reform […]