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
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(a) |
1993-94 Chap. V Inquiring into Complaints : Illustrated Cases
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Page 12 |
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(b) |
1994-95 Chap. IX Inquiring into Complaints : Illustrated Cases |
˝ 34
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1995-96 Chap. IX Inquiring into Complaints : Illustrated Cases |
˝ 46
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1996-97 Chap. IX Inquiring into Complaints : Illustrated Cases |
˝ 61
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1997-98 Chap. III (b) Custodial Death, Rape and Torture Chap.XIV (C) Custodial Death, Rape and Torture |
˝ 10-12 50-73 |
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1998-1999 Chap. III (B) Custodial Death, Rape and Torture Chap. XVI (C) Illustrated Cases
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˝ 15 66-87
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1999-2000 Chap. III (B) Custodial Death, Rape and Torture Chap. XVI (C) Illustrated Cases
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˝ 22-30 85-116 |
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2000-2001 Chap.3(B) Custodial Death, Rape and Torture Chap.XIV (C) Illustrated Cases |
˝ 19-38 ˝ 112-134
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2001-2002 Chap.4 (B) Custodial Death and Torture Chap. 13 (D) ( a-b) Illustrated Cases
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˝ 32-34 145-159 |
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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 |
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2003-2004 Chap.4 (B) Custodial Death/Torture Chap.15 (D) (a) Illustrated Cases
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˝ 25-30 179-193 |
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2004-2005 Chap.3 (D) Torture Chap.4 (c-a) Death in Custody |
˝ 1-16 27,70-74 |
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2005-2006 Chap.3 (C ) Custodial Violence and Custodial Deaths Chap.4 (a-b) Human Rights Violation by Custodial Institutions |
˝ 25 30-57,208
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2006-2007 Chap. 3 (D) Custodial Violence and Custodial Deaths Chap.4 B-1 (a) Human Rights Violation by Custodial Institutions
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˝ 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.