Human Rights


KEY TRENDS 

•    The total number of incidents of crime against women stood at 2,28,650 in 2011 while the same stood at 2,13,585 in 2010. 2.8% increase in human trafficking incidence was observed in 3,517 cases in 2011 as compared to 3,422 in 2010$

•    The total number of incidents of crime against children stood at 33098 in 2011 while the same stood at 26694 in 2010$

•    The total number of incidents of crime against SCs stood at 33719 in 2011 while the same stood at 32712 in 2010. The total number of incidents of crime against STs stood at 5756 in 2011 while the same stood at 5885 in 2010$

•    61,765 complaints were reported against police personnel during the year 2011, out of which 11,171 cases were registered and 47 police personnel were convicted. 72 cases of Human Right Violation by Police were reported during 2011 out of which 46 were charge-sheeted. The highest number of Human Right Violation by Police was reported in Delhi (50 cases)$

•    From 2001 to 2010, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recorded 14,231 deaths in police and judicial custody in India. This includes 1,504 deaths in police custody and 12,727 deaths in judicial custody from 2001-2002 to 2009-2010#

•    In the last three years, 2,044 cases of police torture were registered to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). These included 574 cases in 2008-2009, 615 cases in 2009-2010 and 855 cases in 2010-2011#

•    The NHRC registered only a total of the 25 cases of death in the custody of the military/ para-military forces from 2001-2002 to 2009-2010 up to 28 February 2010#

$ Crime in India 2011, National Crime Records Bureau, http://ncrb.gov.in/   

# Torture in India 2011, Asian Centre for Human Rights,

http://www.achrweb.org/reports/india/torture2011.pdf 

 

 
 
 


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