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Annual Report 2013-14 CONTENTS CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER-2 HIGHLIGHTS 3 CHAPTER-3 NHRC : ORGANIZATION AND FUCNTIONS 21 CHAPTER-4 CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS 27 A. Terrorism and Militancy 27 B. Custodial Violence and Torture 28 C. Illustrative Cases 28 (a) Custodial Deaths 28 Judicial Custody 28 1. Death of Undertrial Prisoner Radhey Shyam at Sawai Man 28 Singh Hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan (Case No. 168/20/14/09-10-JCD) 2. Suicide Committed by Prisoner in Tihar Jail, Delhi 30 (Case No. 378/30/9/2011-JCD) 3. Death of Undertrial Prisoner K. Yadagiri Goud in Sub-jail, 31 Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh (Case No. 269/1/3/2011-JCD) Police Custody 33 4. Death of Rama Shankar due to Police Torture in Chandauli 33 District, Uttar Pradesh (Case No. 30182/24/19/2010-AD, Linked Files 30528/ 24/19/2010-AD,32002/24/19/2010-AD,33025/24/19/ 2010-AD,Death of Ganesh31563/24/19/2010-AD) A. Bhosle due to Torture in Police Custody in Beed, Maharashtra 5. (Case No. 334/13/2006-2007-PCD) 35 NHRC | i Annual Report 2013-14 6. Suicide by S. Barla due to Torture in P.S. Kadamtala, 37 Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Case No. 3/26/0/07-08-PCD) 7. Death of Ajay Mishra in Davoh Police Station, Bhind, 38 Madhya Pradesh Para-Military/Defence Forces Custody 40 (CaseNo.675/12/7/2012-PCD) 8. 40 Border AtrocitiesonaYoungManByBSFJawansNearBangladesh 9. (CaseDeath No.of a134/25/13/2012-PF) Youth due to Torture by Sashastra Seema Bal 41 Personnel at Village Valmikinagar in West Champaran District, Bihar 10. 43 (CaseNo.2572/4/8/08-09-ACD) of 19 Battalion at Bolardhepa Border Outpost in DeathTripuraofaCivilianinUnprovokedFiringbyBSFPersonnel 11. 44 (CaseNo.24/23/4/2011-PF) SonitpurDeath of District,Five Alleged Assam MULTA & NDFB Activists in an Encounter with Assam Rifles Personnel At Akabasti In 12. (CaseDeath No.of 247/3/16/2011-PF)a Handicapped Boy in a Counter Insurgency 47 Operation by Army Personnel of 118 Regiment in Sivasagar District of Assam b) Death in Government Homes 48 (CaseNo.180/3/15/08-09-AF) 13. Custodial Death of Puspa Nishad in Government Shelter 48 HomeforWomen,Faizabad 14. (CaseDeath No.of an15070/24/24/2013-DH) Inmate in a Juvenile Home in Ghumanganj, Uttar Pradesh due to Medical Negligence 50 (CaseNo.2548/24/4/09-10-DH) ii | NHRC Annual Report 2013-14 c) Unlawful Arrest, Illegal Detention and Torture 51 Unlawful Arrest of Complainant’s Son Asif by Police in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 15. 51 16. (CaseNo.981/24/54/2012) Policemen of Police Station Dasada District Surendra Nagar,Illegal GujaratDetention and Torture of Four Minor Boys by 52 17. Harassment and Torture of the Complainant and (CaseNo.1052/6/24/2012) Haryana 53 Implication in a False Case by Police in District Sirsa, d) (CasePoliceNo.1516/7/18/2013) High-Handedness 55 18. Death of a Train Passenger due to Physical Assault by Railway Station in West Bengal 55 a Railway Protection Force Personnel at Behrampore 19. Torture of a Gang Rape Victim by a Woman Constable (CaseNo.335/25/13/2013) Bijnour, Uttar Pradesh 56 at(Case Behest No. 14412/24/17/2013-WC)of Sub Inspector of Police Station Afzalgarh, 20. Signal of Pul Prahlad Pur, Delhi Harassment(Case No. 377/30/0/2011) of the Complainant by Police at the Traffic 58 21. An Accused in a Theft Case Assaulted by Police in Presence 60 22. PhysicalofHisGirl AssaultFriend byin PoliceDehradun, PersonnelUttarakhand Violating Dignity and 61 Human(CaseNo.193/35/5/2012) Rights of Victims in Noida, Uttar Pradesh 23. (CaseNo.15025/24/30/2010) 63 Police in Moradabad District of Uttar Pradesh HarassmentandFalseImplicationoftheComplainantsby (CaseNo.43784/24/56/2013) NHRC | iii Annual Report 2013-14 e) Police Encounter 65 24. Death of One Jasbir alias Jassad in an Encounter With Police in Jhajjar, Haryana (Case No. 2201/7/7/08-09-ED) 65 66 Dehradun, Uttarakhand 25. Death of Four Persons in an Encounter with Police in 26. Death of Alleged Gangsters Killed in an Encounter with 68 (CaseNo.780/35/2006-2007) Police Under the Jurisdiction of Police Station Khajuri Khas, Delhi (Case No.8323/24/2006-2007, Linked files 10824/24/ 2006-2007,5193/24/2006-2007,3718/24/2006-2007, f) 295/24/Conditions2005-2006 in Prison&637/30/2006-2007) 71 27. Visit of Team of Investigation Division to Raipur Jail on a 71 Complaint Regarding Irregularities in Jail. (Case No. 323/33/14/2013) g) Electrocution Cases 72 28. Permanent Disability of a Student After Coming into 72 Inter College, Kandikhal, Dehradun in the State of UttarakhandContactwith NakedElectricWiresLyinginGovernment 29. (CaseNo.1941/35/11/2012) 74 Loss of Limb of a Person Illegally Engaged For Repair (CaseWork byNo.Officials 41224/24/1/2012)ofDakshinanchalElectricityDistribution CorporationLimited,UttarPradesh 30. 76 in Village Bhukri, District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh A(Case10Year No.169/8/2/2012OldBoyLosesBothHisArmsduetoElectrocution h) Muzaffarnagar Communal Riots 78 31. 78 SuoMotuCognizancebytheCommissiononCommunal RiotsinMuzaffarnagar (CaseNo.34257/24/57/2013) iv | NHRC Annual Report 2013-14 i) Naxalite Attack in Chhattisgarh 80 32. NHRC Condemned Naxalite Attack in Chhattisgarh on 80 (Case No. 476/33/1/2013) May25,2013 33. Corruption in MNREGA 82 j) (CaseNaturalNo. Calamities547/6/1/2013) 83 34. 83 Massiveof UttarakhandTragedyofLossofHumanLivesandDestruction ofPropertyCausedbyFloodsandLandslidesintheState k) (CaseOtherNo. Cases1170/35/0/2013) 85 35. Suo Motu Ground SituationCognizance Aboutbythe SocialCommission Welfare onSchemestheReport for 85 DisabledofitsTeam andAfter on HealthitsVisit IssuestoLakshadweep toAssessthe 36. 89 (CaseNo.24-26/31/0/2013-FC) (CaseSuoMotu No.19312/24/69/2013)CognizancebytheCommissiononUttarPradesh TopOfficer’sCommentsonFourSuicidesintheState B. Conditions in Prisons 89 a) Visits to Jails 89 b) Analysis of Prison Population 92 CHAPTER-5 RIGHT TO HEALTH 95 96 A. NHRCB. GuidelinesonClinicalDrugTrials 98 MeetingNationalof ConferencetheCoreGroup on HealthonHealth Care as a Human Right 99 C. 100 D. NHRC Application in Supreme Court to Improve FunctioningofMentalHealthInstitutions NHRC | v Annual Report 2013-14 101 Institutions E. Visit Reports of Special Rapporteurs to Mental Health 102 Tribal Areas F. Better Medical Practices and Health Care Facilities in 103 G. Illustrative1. Cases 103 Other Parts of Country Unauthorized Drug Trials in Andhra Pradesh and (Case2. DeliveryNo. of765/1/7/2011) Child on Road Side as Woman Denied 106 Admission in Bahraich District Hospital, Uttar Pradesh (Case3. No.43614/24/9/2012) 107 Transfusion in Mangaldoi District Hospital, Assam Four Persons Tested HIV Positive After Blood (Case4. No.208/3/3/2013) 108 Alleged Mismanagement and Medical Negligence in KalawatiDeath of Saran9,000 Children’sChildren inHospital, Last Five Delhi Years due to (CaseDeath No.of Woman6429/30/1/2012) due to Wrongful Blood Transfusion 109 at Bhadrak District Hospital, Odisha 5. 6. 110 (CaseNo.1579/18/18/2012) SevereShortageofTBDrugsJeopardizesTreatment ofLakhsofTBPatientsAcrosstheCountry 7. (CaseUnwantedNo.104/90/0/2013) Hysterectomies under Rashtriya Swasthya 111 Bima Yojana Conducted by Private Hospitals in States of Bihar and Rajasthan (Case No. 2090/4/0/2013) 8. Supply of Contaminated Drinking Water on the 112 Platforms of Northern Railways 9. 112 (CaseNo.1146/30/0/2014) West Bengal DeathofInfantsinMaldaMedicalCollege&Hospital, vi | NHRC (CaseNo.652/25/11/2013) Annual Report 2013-14 10. Death of Two Infants due to Negligence by Hospital 113 AuthoritiesinBaramullaDistrict,Jammu&Kashmir 11. 114 (CaseNo.370/9/3/2012) Government Hospital in Ganjam District, Odisha Death of a Woman due to Sterilization in a 12. Health Rights of Workers Engaged in Stone Crushing (CaseNo.1479/18/5/2011) Units in Ganjam District, Odisha 115 13. 117 (CaseNo.134/18/5/07-08) Quarries in Rajasthan due to their Deteriorating DeathsHealth of Labourers Engaged in Illegal Stone CHAPTER-6 RIGHT TO FOOD 119 (CaseNo.2204/20/2/2011) A. International Scenario 119 B. National Scenario 120 C. Illustrative Cases 121 121 Poor to Buy Essential Items from Open Markets 1. Shortageat Exorbitant of PDS Prices Food in Items Remote Forces Areas Thousands of Chamba of District in Himachal Pradesh (CaseNo.180/8/2/2013) 122 Consuming Mid Day Meal in a Government Primary 2. NineSchool Children in District Die Saran, and Bihar Fifty Become Ill After 123 (CaseNo.2467/4/32/2013) 3. 147SchoolGirls in TamilFallIll NaduAfter ConsumingMidDayMealin NeyveliLigniteCorporationGirlsHigherSecondary 124 (CaseNo.1197/22/46/2013) Malnutrition in Narayanpur Kheda Village of Jaipur, 4. DeathRajasthanofTwoPersonsduetoAllegedStarvationand (CaseNo.815/20/6/2010) NHRC | vii Annual Report 2013-14 Sonbhadra District of Uttar Pradesh 5. TwoChildrenSufferingfromAcuteMalnutritionin 125 CHAPTER-7 RIGHT TO EDUCATION(CaseNo.33185/24/69/2012) 127 A. Illustrative Cases 128 128 a Primary School Being Run in a Single Room in 1. Kaithal,Lack of HaryanaFacilities for More Than 400 Students of 129 (CaseNo.3422/7/9/2014) 2. DenialofScholarshiptoDalitStudentsduetoLackof FundsinAhmedabad,Gujarat 130 (CaseNo.803/6/1/2013) 3. TeenageRapeVictimandHerTwoSistersForcedto LeavetheSchoolinFatehabadDistrict,Haryana 131 (CaseNo.6343/7/4/2012) the Classroom due to Negligence of Teacher of a 4. GovernmentClass II Student School, Locked in Rajasmand, Throughout Rajasthan Night Inside 131 (CaseNo.594/20/32/2013) Vacant in the Schools of Karnataka Due to Improper 5. ImplementationSchool Seats Guaranteed of the Right For to Poor Education Students Act Lying 132 (CaseNo.477/10/0/2013) Attending the Daily Classes in Government Schools 6. Studentsin Bulandshahar, Made to Uttar Clean Pradesh School Premises Before 132 (CaseNo.19365/24/18/2013) the Principal of Don Bosco English School, Vejalpur 7. Sixthin Ahmedabad,Standard StudentGujarat ForcedtoDrinkhisUrineby 133 (CaseNo.238/6/1/2014) During Ragging in a Government Run Residential 8. TwelveSchool inMinor the ChirangStudents District,Assaulted WesternbySenior AssamStudents (CaseNo.267/3/19/2013) viii | NHRC Annual Report 2013-14 CHAPTER-8 RIGHTS OF SCHEDULED CASTES, SCHEDULED TRIBES AND 135 OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS A. 136 Enforcement of Human Rights Programme in Selected 28 HumanDistrictsRights of IndiaAwarenessandFacilitatingAssessmentand B. National Seminar on Manual Scavenging and Sanitation 136 137 C.