INDIA: Institutional peril and murderous politics
Statement : The assassination of Mr. T. P. Chandrashekharan in Kerala on 4 May is another example of the murderous nature of politics in India. The police investigation has revealed that hired assassins executed the murder. They hacked Chandrashekharan about 50 times on his face in a public road and left him for dead. Read More...
INDIA: Three men tortured and killed in controversial encounter with 23rd Assam Rifles
Urgent Appeal Case : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Centre for Organisation Research & Education (CORE) concerning torture and the extrajudicial killing of three indigenous Meitei in Manipur by an encounter with the 23rd Assam Rifles (AR) under the command of Major Hanuman near Maphou Dam, Nongdam Village of Ukhrul District in Manipur. Such unconscionable acts of brutality, particularly from authorities entrusted with the protection of these very individuals, are morally repugnant and legally indefensible. We urge you to write in to the relevant authorities today demanding that immediate action be taken against the perpetrators of these violations against the legal-constitutional and human rights of these three persons. Read More...
SOUTH ASIA: The police as the spoiler of criminal investigations
Article : The following is a comment from a reader to an AHRC Urgent Appeal on the issue of dowry deaths in India. We reproduce this short comment by the reader because it represents the general perception about the police in all South Asian countries in their role in criminal investigations: "Police in maximum measure finds the wrong person because some unavoidable circumstance had made them bound to forget the proper code of investigation... Read More...
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