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The "anti-nationals" : arbitrary detention and torture of terrorism suspects in India / [Letta Tayler and Meenakshi Gangukly].
Tayler, Letta.; Ganguly, Meenakshi.; Human Rights Watch (Organization)
2011
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Author
Tayler, Letta.
Title
The "anti-nationals" : arbitrary detention and torture of terrorism suspects in India / [Letta Tayler and Meenakshi Gangukly].
Published
New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Call Number
HV6433.I4 T39 2011
Cover Title
India, the "anti-nationals"
ISBN
1564327353
9781564327352
Description
106 pages : color map ; 27 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)702120268
Summary
"In recent years, hundreds of people have been killed or injured in India in attacks conducted by an array of militant groups with religious, separatist, or nationalist agendas. Time and again, Indian state police and other security forces have committed serious human rights violations in their quest to identify the perpetrators. While the authorities are under intense pressure to solve these heinous crimes and prevent future attacks, such responses are both unlawful and counterproductive. The 'Anti-Nationals' documents the Indian security forces' use of torture and coercion to obtain confessions, as well as other abusive methods against terrorism suspects. The report focuses on the mistreatment of alleged members of the militant Islamist group Indian Mujahideen, which has claimed responsibility for a half-dozen bombings and other deadly attacks since 2008. It also details evidence of abuse of Hindu nationalist suspects charged in a bombing in 2008. The report is based on interviews with over 160 people, including suspects, their relatives and lawyers, civil society groups, security experts, and law enforcement officials. The 'Anti-Nationals' outlines steps that the Indian authorities should take to end abuses and hold those responsible to account. It also urges the government to revise counterterrorism measures reinstated after the brutal 2008 attack on Mumbai that could facilitate torture, prolonged detention without charge, and other abuses. Without these institutional changes, India risks alienating its populace and inadvertently bolstering the lure of violent groups."--P. [4] of cover.
Note
"This report was researched and written by Letta Tayler, researcher in the Terrorism and Counterterrorism program, and Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director in the Asia division of Human Rights Watch."--P. 106.
"February 2011"--P. following title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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Online version: Tayler, Letta. "anti-nationals". New York, NY, USA : Human Rights Watch, c2011 (OCoLC)700047661
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Arbitrary detention and torture of terrorism suspects in India
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Ganguly, Meenakshi.
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Human Rights Watch (Organization)
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Summary
Recommendations for Immediate Action by the Indian Government
Methodology
I. Recent Attacks Attributed to Islamist and Hindu Militant Groups
Indian Mujahideen
Students Islamic Movement of India
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Abhinav Bharat
Major Attacks on Civilians in India Since 2001
Past Responses: Abusive and Ineffective
II. Torture and Other Ill-Treatment of Terrorism Suspects
Torture in Police Custody
Forced Confessions in Police Lockups
Beatings in Jail
Protections against Torture and Other Ill-Treatment
Suspicious Killings: The Batla House Encounter
III. Arbitrary Detention
Arrests of Relatives to Coerce Surrenders or Obtain Information
Extended Police Custody
Mass Arrests for Questioning
Denial of Access to Lawyers and Family Members
Protections against Arbitrary Detention
IV. Religious and Ethnic Discrimination
V. The Malegaon Blast: Hindu Suspects Allege Abuse
VI. Attacks on Lawyers
Threats against the Mumbai Gunman's Defenders
VII. Failure of Accountability
Indifferent or Biased Courts
Conduct in the Kasab Trial
National Human Rights Commission
VIII. Draconian Counterterrorism Laws
Maharashtra Organized Crime Law
Laws of 2008: Repeating Past Abuses
Amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
NIAA: Potential for Abuse
IX. Reforming the Response to Attacks
Inadequate Responses
Steps toward Reform
X. Recommendations
To the Indian Central Government
To the Indian State Governments
To Concerned Governments and Multilateral Organizations
Acknowledgements.

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