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SOUTH ASIA: The police as the spoiler of criminal investigations

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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...

NEPAL: Bhutanese refugee tortured and threatened with false charges in Kathmandu

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Urgent Appeal Case : We have received information that a 29-year-old Bhutanese refugee, Jit Bahadur Subba, having applied for third country resettlement was arrested from the office of the International organization for Migrant on 27 April 2012. After his arrest, he was kept in illegal detention for two days without receiving any arrest warrant or detention letter in the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), Maharajganj, Kathmandu. He was severely tortured under interrogation and threatened that false charges of drug smuggling would be filed against him. He is now detained at Hanumandhoka Police Station and needs immediate medical treatment. He was not allowed to meet with his lawyer without the presence of the police. Read More...

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Torture in Nepal

The practice of torture by the security forces, the police, and the Maoists continues in Nepal despite the gains of the People’s Movement of April 2006. Existing legislation, particularly the Interim Constitution and the Torture Compensation Act, fails to properly criminalise acts of torture. Though many personnel of the state security agencies genuinely believe in respecting human rights, the Nepal Army and the police have not adequately addressed the prevalent use of torture and other degrading treatment. In addition, the political elite has failed to offer leadership and guidance to rid Nepal of its torture problem. For example, though the Torture Compensation Act is being revised, politicians are not holding discussions with relevant stakeholders about the reforms needed.

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