PVCHR submitted its reports in UPR
third cycle as individual and part of joint submission of 1 & 34.
Please
find links of Summary of Stakeholders’ submissions on India* Report of the
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights :
Please find contribution of PVCHR
in summary report prepared by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights :
PVCHR urged India to immediately
implement the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on violence against
women following her 2013 mission.
PVCHR, JS11 and JS1 reported on
the alleged widespread use of torture.130 AI reported that two-thirds of
India’s prison population are pre-trial detainees, with Dalits, Adivasis and
Muslims being disproportionately represented. JS14 stated that police and prison systems
continue to function under laws enacted in the 1800s. HRW recommended that
India implement police reform as recommended by the Supreme Court, including
the establishment of a complaint mechanism to address police abuse, with JS27
recommending implementation of the Model Police Bill 2015. JS14 recommended that
Boards of Visitors are constituted in all jails across states in compliance
with the 2011 MHA advisory and remove undue restrictions on access to prisons
from the 2015 MHA advisory and ensure legal aid clinics in every prison.
PVCHR submission in UPR:
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