By Karan Thapar, The Wire 02 July 2020 India’s former law minister Ashwani Kumar speaks to Karan Thapar on this particular laxity in light of the brutal custodial killing of Jayaraj and Bennicks in Tamil Nadu. One of India’s former law ministers has sharply criticised the Indian political and legal system for failing to ratify […]
PM News Nigeria 02 July 2020 By dpa/NAN Indian Police on Thursday said five policemen had been arrested in Southern India for the death of a father and son. The deceased were arrested for keeping their shop open in violation of Covid-19 lockdown rules. P. Jeyaraj and his son Emmanuel Bennicks were arrested on June […]
Deutsche Welle 30 June 2020 The deaths of a father and son from alleged police brutality have sparked outrage and a debate on custodial deaths in India, with many drawing parallels with the killing of George Floyd in the United States. J. Jayaraj, 58, and Benicks Immanuel, 31, were arrested by police on June 19 […]
By Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, Chennai, The Hindustan Times 30 June 2020 According to the latest Crime in India report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 70 people died in police custody in 2018. Tamil Nadu recorded 12 of these deaths. New Delhi: The custodial deaths of a father and son in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district — […]
The Leaflet 30 June 2020 The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) issued a Press Statement on June 29, 2020, regarding the custodial killings of two innocent traders from Tuticorin. The statement strongly contends the need for going beyond just police reforms in India. The statement urges India to ratify the anti-torture convention at the earliest. […]
Maktoob 29 June 2020 1,731 persons died in custody in India during 2019 which makes five deaths daily, according to the annual report published by National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT), a rights group. The report was published on Friday, which observed International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The report says 1,606 deaths happened […]
NDTV Published on 29 June 2020 हमारी पुलिस की दुस्साहस की कोई सीमा नहीं. और यह दुस्साहस की सीमा भी पुलिस ही तोड़ती है. फिर नई-नई सीमा बनाती है. तमिलनाडु के तूतीकोरिन में जो हुआ है उसे देखने, समझने के लिए अमरिका जाना पड़े इससे दुख की बात कुछ नहीं हो सकती. किसी पर भी […]
The Hindu 29 June 2020 By Damini Nath A father and son were arrested for allegedly keeping their shops open past the permitted hours during the COVID-19 lockdown The alleged torture and killing of two Tamil Nadu traders, a father and son, by police last week pointed towards a broken criminal justice system and highlighted the need […]
NDTV India Published on 28 June 2020 तमिलनाडु के तूतीकोरिन में एक पिता और उनके बेटे को अपनी दुकान को रात 8 बजे के बाद खोले रखने के आरोप में गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया. कसूर यह था कि लॉकडाउन के नियमों के मुताबिक दुकान 8 बजे तक बंद होनी थी लेकिन उसके कुछ देर बाद […]
Outlook 28 June 2020 New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Executive Committee (India) of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) took strong note of the brutal torture which caused the death of a father and son in the city of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. The human rights body alleged that the incident “was an acute […]
