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| 110 | _aAmnesty International | ||
| 245 | 0 | _aHuman rights in India : the updated amnesty international report | |
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_aNew delhi _bVistar publication _c1993 |
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_avii,226p. _cIllustrations ; 22 cm |
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| 504 | _aPreface to the updated Indian Edition Introduction 1. Torture: patterns and victims The pattern of torture Torture of criminal suspects Torture to punish political activism The most vulnerable victims Torture in counter-insurgency Jammu and Kashmir Assam and the northeast states Punjab 2. Deaths in custody The evidence Numbers The victims Criminal suspects Minority groups-Muslims Dalits and adivasis Victims of armed conflict 3. Impunity: condoning custodial violence Failure to convict Legally sanctioned impunity Non-legal systems of impunity: systematic cover-up Failure to comply with legal requirements Distortion of cause of death Intimidation of witnesses Involvement of magistrates Medical aspects of official cover-up 4. Why the police use torture 5. Remedies The law The practice Inquiries Compensation Civil suits and private criminal complaints 6. A 10 point program to combat torture | ||
| 650 | _ahuman rights - violation - India | ||
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