Police Reform and Human Rights in India

Policing practices present long-standing challenges to human rights in India. Allegations of police corruption and brutality are widespread, in spite of the generally high quality of Indian democracy by regional standards. See an interview with Prof. Beatrice Jauregui of the University of Toronto’s Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies for an expert perspective, and the Research Brief on Custodial Torture by CAD Graduate Research Assistant Anna Adams for analysis and relevant scholarly materials for further reading.

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CAD Custodial Torture India