CHAPTER - 1 INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER - 2 HIGHLIGHTS : 2007-2008 5 CHAPTER - 3 PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA 13 CHAPTER - 4 NHRC : ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS 17 CHAPTER - 5 CIVIL LIBERTIES 23 A. Terrorism and Militancy 23 B. Custodial Violence and Torture 24 - Custodial Deaths 24 Conditions in Prisons 26 - Visit to Jails 26 - Visit of a Member to Burail Model Jail in Chandigarh 26 - Analysis of Prison Population 28 C. CHAPTER - 6 HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION CASES 31 A. Number and Nature 31 B. Illustrative Cases of 2007-2008 35 a) Custodial Deaths 35 1. Death of Kaluji alias Kaliyo Bhaguji Sorthi in District Prison, Junagarh, Gujarat (Case No. 653/6/2002-2003-CD) 35 Killing of Kodati Venkata Krishna alias Zinnah in Police Custody in Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh (Case No. 489/1/2002-2003) 35 Death of Remand Prisoner Chinna Purapu Ramesh in Judicial Custody in Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh (Case No. 531/1/2005-2006-CD) 36 Death of Chandrakant in Police Custody at Beed, Maharashtra (Case No.1287/13/2002-2003-CD) 36 Death of Undertrial Prisoner Anil Kumar Tyagi in Judicial Custody in Tihar Jail, New Delhi (Case No. 2746/30/2000-2001-CD) 37 Death of Kishan Singh in Police Custody in Delhi (Case No.5060/30/2004-2005-CD) 38 Death of Undertrial Prisoner Surendra in Judicial Custody in District Jail, Kheri, Uttar Pradesh (Case No. 24185/24/2001-2002-CD) 38 Death of Olik Tayeng in Police Lock-up at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh (Case No.14/2/2003-2004-CD) 39 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. National Human Rights Commission (iii)