Bibliographic Information on Torture/Custodial Deaths

 

INTRODUCTION

 

         National Human Rights Commission Library has compiled and consolidated information from various sources on “Torture” to help the users in literature

         survey of printed and electronic material available in the Library of the Commission and many important Libraries of Delhi.

 

        This Bibliography is available in the following form:-

 

      (A)  Centre / States Acts and Rules on Torture.

 

      (B)  International / Regional Instruments.

 

      (C)  Judgments of Supreme Court on Torture.

 

      (D)  National Human Rights Commission, India (NHRC).

 

(1)      Human Rights Cases   : http://nhrc.nic.in/Cases.htm

 Selected Case Summaries                       

 

    (a)  Custodial Death

 

    (b)  Police Excesses  (Torture)

 

(2)   NHRC Annual Reports containing information on Torture/Custodial Deaths

        

        (For Text See Annual Reports at the Webpage of NHRC)   http://nhrc.nic.in

       

      

 (a)

1993-94       Chap. V             Inquiring into Complaints : Illustrated Cases     

  

Page 12

 (b)

1994-95       Chap. IX          Inquiring into Complaints : Illustrated Cases

  ˝  34   

 

 (c)

1995-96       Chap. IX          Inquiring into Complaints : Illustrated Cases       

  ˝  46

 

 (d)

1996-97       Chap. IX          Inquiring into Complaints : Illustrated Cases                

  ˝  61

 

 (e)

1997-98       Chap. III (b)     Custodial Death, Rape and                                         Torture                                     

                 Chap.XIV (C) Custodial Death, Rape and Torture                                    

 ˝  10-12

     50-73 

 (f)

1998-1999 Chap. III (B)   Custodial Death, Rape and Torture                                     

                  Chap. XVI (C) Illustrated Cases   

                                        

˝   15

     66-87

 

 (g)

1999-2000 Chap. III (B)   Custodial Death, Rape and Torture                                     

                  Chap. XVI (C) Illustrated Cases                                              

 

˝   22-30

     85-116

 (h)

2000-2001 Chap.3(B)     Custodial Death, Rape and Torture                                    

                  Chap.XIV (C)  Illustrated Cases                                                 

˝  19-38

˝  112-134

        

 (i)

2001-2002 Chap.4 (B)           Custodial Death and Torture                                    

                  Chap. 13 (D) ( a-b)  Illustrated Cases                                 

                   

˝   32-34

  145-159

 (j)

2002-2003 Chap.2 (C-2 )   Custodial Death                                   

                  Chap.4 (B)          Custodial Death                                     

                  Chap. 13 (a-b)    Custodial Death/Torture        

˝   17

     54-58

  172-184

 (k)

2003-2004 Chap.4 (B)         Custodial Death/Torture                                      

                  Chap.15 (D) (a)    Illustrated Cases                                                 

                    

˝   25-30

  179-193

 (l)

2004-2005 Chap.3 (D)         Torture                                     

                  Chap.4  (c-a)     Death in Custody

˝   1-16

  27,70-74

(m)

2005-2006 Chap.3 (C )  Custodial Violence and Custodial Deaths

                  Chap.4 (a-b) Human Rights Violation by Custodial Institutions

˝   25

  30-57,208      

 

(n)   

2006-2007 Chap. 3 (D)  Custodial Violence and Custodial Deaths

                  Chap.4 B-1 (a) Human Rights Violation by Custodial Institutions              

 

˝    18

˝    31-51

 

    (E)    Books on Torture.

 

     (F)   Articles on Torture.

 

In addition to indexing of information, bibliography provides Website addresses for the Full Text available on Central Legislation, International Conventions/ Instruments, Supreme Court Judgments & Orders on Torture and Annual Reports / Documents / Cases of National Human Rights Commission, India available on Internet.