ii ... ... ... ... .. CONTENTS 3 Situation in Gujarat 28 4 Civil Liberties 42 A] B] C] D] E] F] G] H] 5 Protection of Human Rights in Situations of Terrorism & Insurgency Custodial Deaths Encounter Deaths Systemic Reforms: Police Working of Human Rights Cells in State Police Headquarters Human Rights and Administration of Criminal Justice System Custodial Institutions 1) Visits to Jails 2) Prison Population 3) Analysis of Prison Population as of 31 December 2001 4) Analysis of prison population as of 30 June 2002 5) Sensitization of Jail Staff 6) Prison Reforms 7) Visits to Other Correctional Institutions/ Protection Homes Improvement of Forensic Science Laboratories Review of Laws, Implementation of Treaties and Other International Instruments on Human Rights A] B] C] D] Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 Protection from Domestic Violence Bill, 2002 Implementation of Treaties and other International Instruments 1) Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child 2) 1977 Protocols to the 1949 Geneva Conventions 3) Convention Against Torture 4) Convention and Protocol on the Status of Refugees 42 54 57 58 60 61 62 62 64 65 65 66 68 68 69 70 70 73 73 74 74 74 75 75 N AT I O N A L H U M A N R I G H T S C O M M I S S I O N