Custodial Torture | CJP

18-Feb-2023

A Muslim man in Hyderabad detained on suspicion of theft reportedly subjected to custodial torture for 5 days Even after the lapse of several days, no FIR has been filed, autopsy delayed, police denies torture

14-Oct-2022

Forest officers in Karnataka accused of custodial torture Tribal man accused of poaching a deer, dies in custody - family alleges torture.

23-Jul-2021

Why has India still not ratified UN Convention against torture? India still does not have a law condemning torture

29-Jun-2021

Has torture in police custody become routine? From 2005 to 2018, not a single police person has been convicted

11-Dec-2020

SCI turns the spotlight on custodial torture A discussion with senior counsels and human rights advocates

04-Dec-2020

Ramifications of SC judgment on CCTVs in Police Stations Teesta Setalvad in Facebook Live conversation with Nitya Ramakrishnan, Mihir Desai & Henri Tiphagne

03-Dec-2020

SC order on CCTVs in Police Stations: Firm stand against Custodial Torture Detailed directions on position of CCTVs, storage of recorded data, accessibility to the victim

02-Dec-2020

TN custodial death report establishes complicity of police, hospital staff and jail authorities Well executed inquiry without losing evidentiary value

25-Aug-2020

The last leg of the DK Basu judgement: An Analysis A look at the 2015 judgment; what it did for the initial parametres set by the 1996 judgment

17-Aug-2020

Revisiting DK Basu: The most relevant judgment of all time A landmark judgment that held that torture revealed the darker side of human civilization

04-Nov-2019

NCRB Reports Show Statistics on How Many Breathe Their Last in Custody A deep dive into the Board’s 2017 reports on crimes in India and prison statistics.

20-Sep-2019

Investigate illegal detention of children in J&K: SC Apex court directs Juvenile Justice Committee of J & K HC to probe the matter

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