Tag: Torture

Why has India still not ratified UN Convention against torture?

India still does not have a law condemning torture

Torture as practice dominates Indian law enforcement

"Torture means any act by which severe pain or suffering,...

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture warns Julian Assange could die in prison

In a June 1 interview with ABC Radio Adelaide,...

Britain and Australia dismiss UN report that Assange has been tortured

The British and Australian governments have blithely dismissed a...

Human rights groups decry the use of torture in J&K, seek UN probe

Human rights groups release first comprehensive report on torture...

Incarcerated for ideological beliefs, prison walls, iron bars couldn’t suppress Nirmalakka

Prison walls or iron bars can’t hide truth, torture...

Law Commission Report on Torture Criticised: Experts

While India persists in the claim that torture is...

General Pinochet arrest: 20 years on, here’s how it changed global justice

Pinochet’s detention marked a turning point in the development...

They remember every detail: Ifrah Butt

Remembering Kunan Poshpora on Kashmiri Women's Resistance DayFebruary 23,...

NHRC Orders Investigation Into Complaints of Torture in Bhopal Central Jail

NHRC orders investigation into the complaints of torture in...

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