Guwahati Plus 26 August 2019 GUWAHATI: A survey by the National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT) has revealed that of the 41 lakh people excluded from Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC), about 89 percent of them suffer from extreme mental torture in fear of being tagged a foreigner and the consequences that follow thereafter. The report […]
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89% of people excluded from Assam NRC suffering from mental torture, finds survey
The Hindu 24 August 2019 They are unable to cope with the fear of deportation, separation from family members, it says. About 89% of the more than 41 lakh people excluded from Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) have been suffering from extreme mental torture because of the fear of being marked as a foreigner […]
89% of people excluded from NRC suffering from extreme anxiety: Survey
Nagaland Post 24 August 2019 Around 89% of the more than 41 lakh people left out of the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) list have been suffering from acute mental torture. According to a survey conducted by the National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT), the fear of being marked as a foreigner and its consequences […]
Survey finds : 89% of people excluded from Assam NRC suffering from mental punishment
APN News 24 August 2019 By Bhupen Goswami Guwahati : In a shocking (but not entirely unexpected revelation), it has been discovered that about 89% who have been excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) are suffering from anxiety. This staggering figure has been revealed by a survey by the National Campaign Against Torture […]
Most people left out of NRC are suffering from trauma and humiliation, finds survey
The New Indian Express 23 August 2019 Around 37 lakh of over 41 lakh people excluded from NRC have been suffering from extreme mental torture due to the fear of being identified as foreigners, says rights body NCAT. GUWAHATI: Human rights body National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT) has claimed that around 37 lakh or 89% […]
Rights group condemns high number of custodial deaths in India
Blitz 04 July 2019 Vijaya Laxmi Tripura An organization named ‘Campaign Against Torture in India’ has called upon to ratify the United NGO Campaign Against Torture (UNCAT). The “Campaign Against Torture in India” while releasing “India: Annual Report on Torture 2018” on the United Nations Day Against Torture stated that during 2018, a total of 1,966 custodial deaths […]