UNHRC’s examination of India’s periodic report after 28 years: Part 6
RAVI NAIR·JULY 9, 2024
The sixth article in the series related to the fourth periodic report submitted by India under Article 40 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) examines how the government of India made a valiant attempt to report insufficiently on the overcrowding of undertrials and the absence of hygiene or medical care in Indian prisons.
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THE flagship of the United Nations treaty body system will be examining India’s fourth periodic report in all probability on July 15 and 16, 2024. The Human Rights Committee (HRC) is the treaty body tasked to monitor compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
In Issue no. 21 of the list of questions submitted to the government of India by the UNHRC, they were asked to report on the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty, which is Article 10 of the ICCPR.
“Please report on measures taken to address overcrowding in most prisons, including severe overcrowding in a number of states such as Chhattisgarh, and to improve prison conditions that are reported to be often life-threatening, due in particular to inadequate sanitation and medical care,” the UNHRC wrote.
A recent study has highlighted the prevalence of caste-based discrimination in prisons, stemming from archaic provisions of prison manuals in various states; particularly caste-based segregation and division of labour on the basis of caste.
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