National Human Right Commission CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2 HIGHLIGHTS CHAPTER 3 NHRC : ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS CHAPTER 4 CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS 27 A. Terrorism and Militancy 37 C. Important Illustrative Cases B. a) 1 5 35 Custodial Violence and Torture 38 39 Custodial Deaths Judicial Custody 39 1. Death of Undertrial Ram Avtar Baitha in Central Jail, Siwan, 39 2. Death of Undertrial in Central Jail, Tihar, New Delhi 39 Bihar Case No.1679/4/37/2012-JCD) 40 (Case No.764/30/9/2012-JCD) Police Custody 3. 43 Death of Devu Sattababu in Puducherry Police Custody 43 (Case No.56/32/4/2011-PCD) Annual Report - 2015-2016 iii