National Campaign for Prevention of Torture

National Conference on Prevention of Torture

Need for a National Law for Prevention of Torture, keynote address by Mr Suhas Chakma, Director, Asian Centre for Human Rights


NHRC's initiatives for prevention of torture by Mr P C Sharma, Honourable Member, National Human Rights Commission of India (to be uploaded)


European Initiatives for Prevention of Torture Message from H.E. Mr. Francisco DA CAMARA GOMES, Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Commission to India delivered by Mr. Parimal Bardhan, Senior Adviser of EC (to be uploaded)


Judicial Inquiries - A Kerala experience with reference to Justice Rajendra Babu Commission, by Mr. George Pulikuthiyil, Executive Director, Jananeethi


Police atrocities and human rights violations (By Dr Jimmy Dabhi, Director, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi


Torture in armed conflict situations, Mr Larry Maybee, Regional Legal Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross (to be uploaded)


Patterns and the use of torture in India - by Mr Henri Tipaghne, Director, Peoples Watch Tamil Nadu (to be uploaded)


Medical ethics and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by Dr Christopher Daniel, Medical Delegate, International Committee of the Red Cross, (to be uploaded)


Doctoring the post mortems -The practice in Eastern India by Mr Kirity Roy, President, MASUM (to be uploaded)




Torture and the National Security Laws - Presentation by Babloo Loitongbam, Human Rights Alert, Manipur (to be uploaded)


Torture and the armed opposition groups - Presentation by Subhas Mahapatra, Director, Forum for Fact Finding and Documentation (to be uploaded)


Institutionalization of torture and post conflict situations: The experience of Punjab by Dr. Vitull K.Gupta, MD, Punjab Human Rights Committee (to be uploaded)

Ms Radharani Ari (to be uploaded)
Mr Abdul Diyan Kazi (to be uploaded)
Testimony by Mr K Lahha, a relative of victims of torture by the Maoists (to be uploaded)