Citizens for Justice and Peace
Ratify Convention Against Torture, Enact Prevention of Torture Bill, 2017: Law Commission
21-Nov-2017
In a major victory for the human rights movement in the country, the Law Commission of India (headed by justice BS Chauhan) has recommended that the Indian government ratify the Convention Against Torture for ratification enact a Prevention of Torture Law. In its 273rd report submitted to the Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad…