Contents
1
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 3
2
HIGHLIGHTS ............................................................................................................ 7
3
NHRC : ORGANIZATION AND FUCNTIONS.................................................... 21
4
CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS ........................................................................ 27
A. Terrorism and Militancy ...................................................................................... 27
B. Custodial Violence and Torture ............................................................................ 28
C. Important Illustrative Cases ................................................................................. 29
(a) Custodial Deaths .......................................................................................... 29
Judicial Custody ........................................................................................... 29
1. Death of Convict due to Negligence in Medical Treatment by Authorities
of Sriganganagar Central Jail,Rajasthan (Case No. 348/20/26/2013-JCD)
29
2. Death of Detenue due to Negligence in Medical Treatment by
Authorities of Central Prison, Trichy District, Tamil Nadu
(Case No. 1551/22/36/2011-JCD) ......................................................... 32
3. Death of Undertrial in Central Prison, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
(Case No. 739/1/3/08-09-JCD) ............................................................. 34
Police Custody ............................................................................................. 36
4. Death of an Accused in Lock-up at Police Station Sadar Dadri, Bhiwani,
Haryana (Case No. 898/7/2/2012-PCD)................................................ 36
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