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 National Human Right Commission Annual Report - 2014-2015 i

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