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India: Prevention of Torture Bill
India: Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010 requires a thorough review
On 31 August 2010, the upper house of the Indian parliament, the Rajya Sabha, constituted a Parliamentary Select Committee to review the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010. The Committee, chaired by Mr. Ashwini Kumar has Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan, Mr. Shantaram Laxman Naik, Ms. Brinda Karat, Mr. Naresh Gujral, Dr. Janardhan Waghmare, Mr. Ahmad Sayeed Malihabadi, Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho, Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly, Ms. Maya Singh, Mr. S. S. Ahluwalia, Mr. Kalraj Mishra and Mr. Satish Chandra Misra as its members.i
The notification issued by the Committee invites suggestions and opinions about the Bill to be submitted to the Committee on or before 22 September 2010. The following is the Asian Human Rights Commission's (AHRC) and the Asian Legal Resource Centre's (ALRC) review and suggestions concerning the Bill. The same along with the relevant annexure is sent to the Committee by fax and email.
The relevant documents concerning the subject is linked towards the end of this review. We request everyone interested in the topic to write to the Committee.
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